CITY MAN SENTENCED FOR SADISTIC ASSAULT ON PARTNER

Date Published: 09-Nov-2012

A Romanian man who told his partner he would stop beating her with his belt if she let him gouge her eye out with a bread knife, has been sentenced to five years in prison, with half of it suspended.

28 year old Gheorge Pasare, who lives with his brother at 136 Rahylin Glebe, Ballybane appeared before Galway Circuit Court.

Defence barrister, Gary Brennan said alcohol was to blame in what he described as a very volatile relationship and he added that the couple had shared a bottle of whiskey before going out on December 7.

Imposing a five-year sentence with the final two and a half years suspended, Judge Griffin said these had been a very cruel, callous and sadistic assaults.