Judge jails Cork woman's partner for years of cruelty against her daughter

The man had slapped her daughter, forced her to take cold showers and locked her in her room for hours

The judge imposed a sentence of two years and six months, with the last year of that sentence suspended. File picture

A woman’s new partner admitted years of cruelty to her daughter by slapping her, forcing her to take cold showers and locking her in her room for hours.

Now he has been jailed for 18 months at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where the parties cannot be named to protect the girl’s anonymity.