# Beating

All time

Man who beat partner with hammer sent to Central Mental Hospital

During his trial, the jury heard the man punched his partner in the face, stuffed underwear in her mouth and gouged her eyes with his thumbs.

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May 9th 2018, 1:14 PM

# Solidarity

Dutch men are holding hands en masse in wake of a brutal attack on gay couple

The trend comes after gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes were attacked on their way home last weekend in Arnhem.

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Apr 6th 2017, 12:17 PM

# Assault

Man jailed for imprisoning, stripping and beating man in Dublin

Lucky Shaka threatened to take photos of the man and post them on the internet.

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Apr 15th 2016, 3:35 PM

# Cork

Playwright opens up about her father beating her as a child: 'There was always a reason'

Marion Wyatt described how her mother would keep a notebook of the children’s behaviour if her father was away at work.

28.9k

Mar 22nd 2016, 4:46 PM

# Courts

Tipperary family home raid: No extra jail for gang member who beat his heavily-pregnant girlfriend

Donal O’Hora received a sentence to run alongside his current 12-year prison term.

35.4k

Mar 12th 2016, 7:15 AM

# Ben Carson

It looks like Trump has one less opponent on his way to the White House

Ben Carson has said that he ‘does not see a political path forward’.

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Mar 2nd 2016, 9:15 PM

# Courts

Mother who beat her son with a tree branch and poured salt over his wounds given two year suspended sentence

The boy had soiled his pants.

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Jul 31st 2015, 9:17 PM

# Assault

Dublin women tied up and beaten after "meeting men on Facebook"

The girls had met the men on Facebook three weeks ago.

45.5k

May 18th 2015, 4:47 PM

# Murder

Chinese cult members executed for beating woman to death at McDonald's

The cult members were said to have tried to recruit the woman and attacked her after she refused to give them her phone number.

17.3k

Feb 2nd 2015, 2:00 PM

# Attacked

Attacker took off t-shirt before assaulting man on Dublin's quays

The 33-year-old who was assaulted is in critical condition.

24.5k

Sep 25th 2014, 9:38 PM

# Beating

Man charged over "religiously aggravated" attack on MP Galloway

The Respect Party MP for Bradford West suffered bruising to the face and possibly a broken rib in the attack.

12.1k

Aug 31st 2014, 7:30 AM

# Australia

Man showed no remorse after bludgeoning baby boy to death during a burglary

The 21-year-old man beat the baby with a homemade baton during the attack. A judge said he had shown no remorse.

20.5k

Jun 13th 2014, 10:22 AM

Voices

Column: Unprovoked violence on Dublin's streets shouldn't be accepted as 'normal'

Dublin is now a more modern, vibrant and cosmopolitan city, but senseless violence also breaks out on the streets of the capital – we can’t ignore that.

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Apr 16th 2014, 7:30 PM

# brutal attack

Medical team pulled a stone from the back of Natasha McShane's throat

The trauma surgeon who treated Natasha said there three separate lacerations were discovered and there was a lot of blood.

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Oct 18th 2013, 10:25 AM

Voices

Column: The tragic killings of Afghan women are treated as mere statistics

Beatings, disfigurations, kidnappings and murders of women by relatives and armed groups are continuing in Afghanistan. Why are these horrifying crimes being brushed under the carpet? asks Horia Mosadiq.

Sep 18th 2013, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: In order to protect the vulnerable, Ireland needs a domestic violence register

Domestic violence affects women, men, children and our elderly. Victims and their families should have the right to learn about the background of an abusive partner before it’s too late, writes Rita Harling.

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Jul 8th 2013, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: No behaviour that degrades women can be dismissed as ‘just a domestic’

Putting the abuser back in the picture is what we should strive towards, says Margaret Martin, who says society focuses attention and responsibility on the victims of domestic violence rather than the perpetrators.

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Jun 22nd 2013, 7:00 PM