![]() She said he would not have been prosecuted had the woman not died and insisted there was no form of coercion or duress involved. Notwithstanding the “unusual circumstances” of that case, Judge Moran said he felt it right to extend his condolences to the family and friends of the deceased woman, some of whom were present in court today.Ĭounsel for McDonnell, Isobel Kennedy, said her client was regretful and remorseful for what happened. “Both were aware that the purpose of the visit to the accused house was to have sex with the dog,” Judge Moran said. He said the woman went to McDonnell’s house of her own will and mobile phone records showed there had been contact between the two parties. ![]() Judge Moran said a DNA profile from semen swabs found in the woman’s body matched that of McDonnell’s dog. A postmortem revealed a heart attack as a possible cause of death “but in the absence of positive findings the cause of death remained undetermined”, the court heard. Judge Moran said it was also “quite shocking” that a computer belonging to McDonnell showed 1.5 million hits to a bestiality website over a five month period.Īnother computer seized by gardaí belonging to the deceased woman, a mother of four, revealed extensive material on pornography and bestiality, the court heard.Įvidence was given that gardaí received a call from the accused man shortly after 6.30pm on October 7th, 2008 to go to his house in Patrickswell, Co Limerick, where he was living at the time.Ī woman wearing unusual clothing was found in the house in an unresponsive state and taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead two hours later. The unemployed bus driver was charged following the death of a 43-year-old woman who died hours after she had sexual intercourse with the animal.īefore imposing sentence at Limerick Circuit Court today, Judge Carroll Moran said acts of bestiality were “socially repugnant…even in these tolerant times” and described this an aggravating factor in the case. ![]() Seán McDonnell (58), a father of three formerly of Rathmore, Churchill Meadows, Raheen, Limerick, pleaded guilty to one count of buggery with an animal, namely a German Shepherd type dog, on October 7th 2008. A man who arranged for a woman he met through the Internet to engage in an act of bestiality with his dog has been given a three year suspended jail term. ![]()
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