A Garda has been jailed for three years and three months for subjecting his ex-girlfriend to what was described as over three years of 'absolute hell.'
With reporting restrictions now lifted, he can be named as 42-year-old Paul Moody, who was stationed at Irishtown Garda Station in Dublin at the time.
He pleaded guilty to coercively controlling the woman by sending her tens of thousands of 'vile, abusive and threatening' messages.
The court heard he also beat her, harassed her and her loved ones, threatened to kill her, damaged her property, and put her life in danger in his car.
Moody, who has over 20 years' experience in An Garda Síochána, is currently suspended from the force but intends to resign.
