'He saw me as a possession': Man jailed for rape of wife who wanted to split up

Riad Hamzi, living in Wilton, Cork, was found guilty of a single count of rape on August 19, 2020, at a house in Cork

At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Paul Burns imposed a sentence of nine years on Hamzi, of Elmvale Court, Wilton, Cork with the final year suspended for three years on strict conditions. File picture

A man has been jailed for eight years for the rape of his then wife almost five years ago.

On Monday, A jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted Riad Hamzi, aged 51, last December of a single count of rape on August 19, 2020, at a house in Cork. The court heard that his former wife, Elena O'Brien, wished to waive her anonymity to allow Hamzi to be named.