The court heard that a father threw his partner down and punched her in the face. It was said that he began hitting the baby with a pillow, which the woman tried to take from him. The court heard claims that he “grabbed her by her head, slammed her head into the wall as she tried to remove the child”. It was alleged that he threw his baby across a room, and the infant hit a bed frame, suffering bruising. The court heard the man grabbed the woman and threw her down, and he proceeded to punch her in the face.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2026 01:33 UTC