Prison sentence for Limerick man who stabbed and beat his heavily pregnant partner
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A MAN who repeatedly stabbed and savagely beat his heavily-pregnant partner has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Imposing sentence, Judge Tom O’Donnell said what happened was a “very serious case of domestic abuse” which was at the higher end of the spectrum.
He added that any sentence imposed by the court had to mark “society's strong condemnation of such behaviour” and send out a “clear message of deterrence”.
Details of the incident which occurred at a house in the city last Easter were revealed earlier this month after the man pleaded guilty to several charges.