Bully boy Kevin Dunleavy was driven straight back to the county where he bashed and harassed his ex-partner after being released from prison on Friday.
Our pictures show Dunleavy, the first man in Ireland to be convicted of the coercive control of his partner, walking free from Castlerea prison after serving just 16 months of his 21-month prison sentence.
The woman-beater, who bombarded his ex-partner with almost 6,000 phone calls over a three month period, had the conditions of his release altered at Letterkenny Circuit Court two weeks ago to allow his return to the county where she still lives.
Spotting our photographer as he emerged from the prison, Dunleavy yelled out: You f king c t before getting into a Cork registered car and being driven from the scene.
Turning point in how Ireland treats domestic abusers
The landmark conviction of coercive control is vital in tackling domestic abuse, write Liz Dunphy and Brion Hoban
Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy pictured speaking outside The Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin this morning. Picture: Collins Courts
Sat, 23 Jan, 2021 - 11:30
Liz Dunphy and Brion Hoban The landmark conviction of coercive control is vital in tackling domestic abuse, write Liz Dunphy and Brion Hoban
The first person to be convicted of coercive control by a jury in Ireland was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison this week.
The landmark case, tried under domestic abuse laws introduced in January 2019 which created the crime of coercive control, marks a turning point in how Ireland treats domestic abusers and their victims.