Husband hit wife, poured cooking oil on her and tried to set her on fire, court told
An Irish court heard a case involving a man who allegedly attempted to set his wife on fire, resulting in a three-year agreement for him to stay away from the family home. The court also addressed a separate case involving domestic threats and the possession of a firearm.
Why it matters
These cases highlight the ongoing challenges of domestic violence and the legal mechanisms used to protect victims in the Irish judicial system.
A man alleged to have choked and hit his wife before pouring cooking oil on her and trying to set her on fire has sworn to stay away from their home for three years.
He gave the sworn undertaking to the emergency domestic violence court at Dolphin House, Dublin, on Friday, when the woman’s application for a three-year barring order was before the court.
Last month, she obtained an interim barring order ex parte (one side only represented) after a recent incident in which she alleged her husband choked and hit her, and then poured cooking oil over her and tried to set her on fire. She was “black and blue”, the woman said.
They were in a relationship for many years before marrying about 10 years ago and his behaviour had become aggressive over the past three to four years, the court was told.
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