The King v Mark Dunlop
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | McFarland J |
| Judgment Date | 24 November 2023 |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NICA 76 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NICA 76
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: McF12335
ICOS No: 22/073245
Delivered: 24/11/2023
IN HIS MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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THE KING
-v-
MARK DUNLOP
Applicant
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Ms G McCullough (instructed by the Public Prosecution Service) for the Prosecution
Mr T McDonald KC with Mr D McKeown (instructed by Begley & Co Solicitors) for the
Applicant
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Before: Keegan LCJ, McFarland J and Humphreys J
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MCFARLAND J (delivering the judgment of the court)
Introduction
[1] This is a renewed application for leave to appeal against an extended
custodial sentence of nine years with an extension period of three years imposed
upon the applicant following his conviction by a jury of a number of violent offences
against his former partner. A restraining order was also imposed but it is not the
subject of the appeal. Leave to appeal was refused by the single judge Mr Justice
Kinney.
The offending
[2] The offending involved four incidents between June 2019 and April 2020. The
applicant was born in 1985 and the victim in 1987. They were living together as an
unmarried couple from late 2018.
[3] Incident 1: In June 2019 the victim was in the kitchen of the home. The
applicant had come home from work and had drink taken. During an argument the
applicant punched the victim to the face, dragged her by the hair, whilst holding her
hair he punched her again to the face and when she was on the ground kicked her
underneath her chin when wearing work boots. He then proceeded to bang her
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