Man ‘beat the crap’ out of ex-fiancee after serving prison time for earlier attack on her

The accused, who has a long history of addiction problems, had 56 criminal convictions

Kevin Bardon of Grange Crescent, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the woman on December 4, 2023. Picture: Tom Tuite

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A father of four "beat the crap" out of his ex-fiancée a few months after serving a jail sentence for attacking her previously, a court has heard.