'I am constantly looking over my shoulder': Man jailed for stalking 'terrified' Limerick woman

Accused was 'dangerously infatuated' with victim and repeatedly harassed her, court told

Victim could not attend the court for accused man's sentencing hearing because she was too 'scared' to be in his presence, court heard.

A man who repeatedly stalked a Limerick mother of one, having previously been convicted of harassing the “terrified” woman, has been jailed for two and half years and ordered not to communicate with her.

Ukrainian native Ruslan Nitsyn, 47, no fixed abode, pleaded guilty before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to one count of harassment of 32-year old Gillian McCarthy between October 20, 2023, and January 1, 2024.