A thug who coercively controlled and repeatedly assaulted his partner should not be entitled to an appeal, a domestic abuse survivor has claimed.
In a 20-month relationship, Daniel Kane, 53, stubbed a cigarette out on his victim’s foot, cut her with a pizza slicer, headbutted her while she was recovering from nasal surgery and stamped on her arm causing multiple fractures.
In 2020, he became the first person in Ireland to be convicted of coercive control.
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But the coward, from Waterville Terrace, Blanchardstown, West Dublin, will have the appeal against his 10-and-a-half year sentence heard in November.
Priscilla Grainger, along with her daughter Ainie, suffered years of torture from her husband. She told the Irish Mirror: “If there is evidence of the likes of what the girl went through, there should be no appeal process.
“And this is where the sanctions are not frightening the abusers because they know they can appeal. They know they can use the system.
“There should be no means to appeal and the sentences should be stronger.”
After being charged, Kane threatened to send explicit images of the victim to her family if she did not withdraw the charges. He has never shown any remorse.
Priscilla added: “In my opinion, abusers, be it emotionally, physically, financially, never have any remorse.
“They are never sorry for what they have done.
“To them it’s an achievement. And then he’ll be coming out saying, ‘Yes I did it and I only got X amount of years’.
“That poor woman in Blanchardstown, what she suffered, she’s never going to get rid of the scars.
“She’s never going to be able to get rid of the scars tormenting her from PTSD, like myself and my daughter have suffered and still do suffer from. What he did should be a mandatory life sentence.”
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