Retired Garda jailed for attacking and threatening to kill his ex-partner in their home

Retired Garda jailed for attacking and threatening to kill his ex-partner in their home

Judge Martin Nolan imposed a prison sentence of four years, with the final 28 months suspended on strict conditions due to the substantial mitigation and the tragedy in Gillen’s life.

‘Jen, I’m going to rip your head off,’ angry Garda told partner

A Garda has been jailed for 20 months for attacking and threatening to kill his partner in their south county Dublin home. Garda Ian Gillen, a former international bowler, told his partner, ‘Jen, I’m going to rip your head off’, prompting her to quickly make an audio recording of the rest of the attack on her mobile phone, should she not survive. At one point, Gillen mockingly suggested his partner should ring Blackrock Garda Station, insinuatin…