‘A monster in our home’ - former garda assaulted ex-wife and stepsons over 12-years with ‘constant terror and fear’

Mark Doyle

Jessica Magee and Sonya McLean

A former garda and soldier has been remanded in custody overnight pending sentence for assaulting his ex-wife and stepsons over a 12-year period.

Mark Doyle (38) with a previous address at Corbally Paddocks, Newbridge, Co Kildare, admitted five counts of assault causing harm to Meav Doyle and two counts of assaulting two of her sons causing them harm, on dates between September 2007 and August 2019.