Laszlo Nemeth, who previously had an address in Cork, appeared before the circuit criminal court in the city today
A Hungarian man who stabbed his wife in the back five times has been jailed for four and a half years and ordered to leave Ireland upon his release from prison
Laszlo Nemeth, who previously had an address in Cork, appeared before the circuit criminal court in the city today in connection with the terrifying incident which occurred in Glen North, Banteer on Christmas Day in 2021
During the course of the attack the former soldier and qualified pilot chased his son around the garden with an axe and assaulted him. He also threatened to kill his wife, son and his son’s partner Klaudia Borz.
In her victim impact statement Eva Nesmeth said that she is still “frightened” by the threats her former husband made to her.
“I have constant returning thought that he will keep his word and finish what he started once he is out of prison. I have returning nightmares that he is released from prison and he either tries to kill me or my son.”
Eva said that she has been unable to work since the savage attack on her person. She suffers from chronic back and neck pain and is unable to step on to the street with any peace of mind.
She added that Laszlo had “spread lies” to “discredit her.” She is “paranoid” at home at night or when she is alone.
Her son Erik also had had a victim impact statement read in to evidence. He said that he lost 7KG arising out of the stress of the incident.
“I often wake up at night or in the morning with a racing heart after such dreams that he is trying to slam me with an axe or cut me with a knife.”
Defence barrister Ray Boland, SC, said that his client is without previous convictions in Ireland or Hungary. He stated that Nemeth had entered his guilty plea at the earliest possible opportunity and had been in custody since January 2021 arising out of his actions.
He said that Mr Nemeth was a ‘hardworking” man with had run a transport businesses. He stated that his client was remorseful and had apologised for his actions.
Judge McCourt agreed to suspend the final six months of a five year prison sentence once Nemeth agreed to leave for his native country within 72 hours of his release from prison.
Mr Nemeth was also ordered to have ‘no contact, direct or indirect” with the injured parties. He was warned
to stay out Ireland on a permanent basis and “not to return for any reason.”
