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‘Expand coercive control laws to cover all circumstances’
May 17, 2021
LAWS against coercive control need to be expanded to cover all circumstances where the abuse occurs, according to a South Galway mother-of-three who was subjected to a harrowing ordeal by a Kilrush man.
That’s the view of Sourney Linnane, who is delighted with the findings of a national survey of 1,000 Irish adults commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland and carried out by RED C.
Martin Mulqueen (53), Ballynote, Kilrush, but with an address in Bawn Street, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, was the third person to be jailed for coercive control in Ireland recently.
Mulqueen pleaded guilty during this trial to three sample charges, including coercive control, assault, and assault causing harm on dates between March and October 2019.
Woman who was choked, slashed with knife and beaten to a pulp living in fear over attacker s release
Sourney Linnane has urged Justice Minister Heather Humphreys to introduce a statutory right for any victim to receive the official release date of the perpetrator
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Minister Heather Humphreys (Image: Gareth Chaney Collins)
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Mother wants to change the system after she was almost choked and slashed with a knife
May 10, 2021
A WOMAN, who claimed she was almost choked and slashed with a knife in one terrifying incident and “beaten to a pulp” in another attack by a Kilrush man, has spoken publicly for the first time.
Sourney Linnane, who is a native of Pollagh, Ballinderreen, has waived her anonymity to launch a campaign to dramatically improve the statutory rights and state support services for anyone suffering from all forms of physical and psychological abuse.
The mother-of-three has requested interim Justice Minister Heather Humphreys to introduce a statutory right for any victim of coercive control, domestic abuse, rape or any form of serious physical and mental abuse to be told about the official release date of their convicted perpetrator from prison.
A woman who was choked, beaten, and slashed with a knife by her partner grew so fearful of his escalating abuse she slept with a hammer under her pillow.
Martin Mulqueen (53), originally from Ballynote, Kilrush, Co Clare, but with an address in Bawn Street, Strokestown, Co Roscommon, is the third person to be jailed for coercive control in Ireland.
Mulqueen pleaded guilty to three sample charges, including coercive control, assault, and assault causing harm on dates between March and October 2019.
Mulqueen initially faced nine charges relating to the abuse of his partner, including a threat to kill. Following negotiations between his defence team, led by solicitor Colum Doherty, and the DPP, Mulqueen pleaded guilty on the third day of his trial in December 2020, sparing his victim the ordeal of giving evidence.