Kildare hotel assault accused has case sent forward for trial

A defendant who appeared at Naas District Court on Thursday, May 23 last has had his case sent forward for trial.

The court was previously told that the man stood accused of assaulting his ex-partner in a County Kildare hotel on a date in 2023.

The man is currently serving a custodial sentence for a separate, undisclosed offence.

After a book of evidence was served on the accused by gardaí, Judge Desmond Zaidan sent the man’s case forward to the next sittings of Naas Circuit Criminal Court, which will commence on May 29.

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