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A Polish man has received a six month suspended sentence for contravening a protection order in Ennis last December.
Marian Slugocki (45) with an address at 35 Glensheen, Gort Road, Ennis appeared at Ennis District Court on Friday. He was charged with contravening a protection order and putting the applicant in fear of her life, contrary to the domestic violence act. He was also charged with engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour in Ennis last May. Slugocki pleaded guilty to the charges. Insp John Galvin said Gardaí were called to the home of Slugocki’s former partner last December after he turned up at the house. She told Gardai he rang her at 11pm looking for a nail clippers. She said that when the accused showed up, she heard glass breaking and “lots of noise”. Insp Galvin told the court that the woman had been afraid.
Insp Galvin that on another occasion in May 2011, Gardai were called to a house in Ennis. The court heard that Slugocki was “highly intoxicated”.
Solicitor for Slugocki, Jenny Fitzgibbon told the court that in relation to the public order offence, her client had got into an argument with his ex-partner.
She said that on that occasion Slugocki called the gardaí and agreed to go with them. She said that while the relationship had resumed after that, it did not go down well. She said the relationship has since ended. In relation to the protection order, Ms Fitzgibbon said her client went to the house to get a few missing items.
She said he had apologised for his actions on the night. She said it was Slugocki’s intention to go back to Poland.
Judge Aeneas McCarthy imposed a six-month sentence for the domestic violence charge.
He suspended the sentence on condition that the accused be of good behaviour for a period of two years.
For the public order charge, Judge McCarthy imposed a three month suspended sentence, on the same conditions, to be served concurrent to the previous sentence.