Liz Dunphy: Domestic abuse - nobody should have to fear the monster lurking in their home

Convicted murderer Marius Rucinskas received a suspended 18-month sentence, and essentially walked free from court, after he pleaded guilty to the charge of assault causing harm to his wife at their home.
Last week, a convicted murderer who tried to suffocate his wife in her west Cork home avoided further jail time despite the horrifying brutality of the attack.
Marius Rucinskas received a suspended 18-month sentence and essentially walked free from court.