Man (24) beat his pregnant partner continuously after accusing her of cheating – Roscommon Herald

Sonya McLean A carpet fitter who beat his pregnant partner continuously after accusing her of cheating has been remanded in custody pending sentence next October. John Hoey (24), of St Catherine’s Park, Rush, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage on March 31st, 2024, and assault causing the woman harm on April 3rd, 2024. Garda Niamh Owens told Caroline Cummings BL, prosecuting, that when gardaí arrived at the scene they found the woman with a black eye and a cut to her head. She said she and Hoey had been in a relationship for 18 months. She said they had been living together and things had deteriorated between them over the previous month. She told gardaí he had been accessing her Snapchat and had accused her of cheating. A few days previously he had smashed their patio door and had struck her in the face leaving her with a black eye. Gda Owens said the woman’s account to gardaí of the assault on her that night was “disjointed”. She said there were periods of Hoey beating her before he calmed down only to start attacking her again. During the attack, Hoey pushed the woman’s head
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