Kildare woman receives death threat from her former boyfriend on holiday
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A Kildare woman said the reason she didn’t report her domestic assault was because her assailant threatened to kill her if she did.
This, and some further harrowing details were revealed behind closed doors at the Family Law sessions in Athy District Court last week.
In her ex parte evidence, the woman alleged on 21 May at an unspecified location, her ex-partner “hit me, dragged me down the street, whipped me in the face with a towel and tried to kill me”.
“This was unexpected, we’d only been eight weeks together,” she said.
“I have been receiving counselling,” she said, gesturing to the counsellor in attendance.
“Ah, indeed! I have come across the good work of Ms [name] and her team at Teach Tearmainn women’s refuge,” acknowledged the judge.
The judge then asked why had she not reported the alleged assault, and she said that: “He said that if I reported it in [named holiday resort] he’d kill me. That’s why I didn’t report it.”
“Your first port of call should be the guards,” advised the judge.
“My order is only a pieced of paper, but they can enforce it,” he reminded her.
“This man could allegedly do this to his next girlfriend, so do not suffer in silence,” warned the judge.
The judge then issued her with a protection order, which he said he would next address on 12 January.
