A man who raped his then partner after beating her with a sweeping brush has been jailed for six years. The man (25) pleaded guilty before the Central Criminal Court to charges of rape, assault causing harm and production of an article at an address in Co Clare on September 11th, 2018. The man, who was holding a knife, pushed the woman to the ground and demanded that she say sorry. He then pushed the woman onto a bed, told her to shut up and began raping her. The man has 40 previous convictions, including convictions for assault causing harm, assault, breaching a barring order and public order offences.

Source: The Irish Times October 30, 2020 15:56 UTC