Husband (20s) jailed for sex assault and coercive control of wife
A man in his 20s has been jailed for three and a half years for the sexual assault and coercive control of his wife.
The Central Criminal Court heard that the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault, which took place on March 18, 2022, and coercive control on dates between January 1, 2019, and September 15, 2022, by a jury earlier this month. He has 13 previous convictions and is currently the subject of an arrest warrant from the UK.
Passing sentence on Friday, Judge Patrick McGrath said the man was convicted by unanimous verdicts of coercive control and sexual assault earlier this month.
McGrath said he heard evidence that throughout their marriage the man used derogatory comments like calling his wife a “fat bitch". The man also threatened he would throw acid in her face and that the only way she was leaving him was in a coffin.
The judge said the coercive control was in the upper range of the scale and set a headline...
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