Criminal who raped and controlled partner rejects jury verdict, court hears

Dean Ward, aged 38, formerly of County Wexford, has brought an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal, arguing procedural unfairness undermined his trial. Ward was convicted in June 2022 of twelve offences committed over a six-week period between June and July 2019 against a woman in Killybegs, County Donegal. The offences included rape, assault, false imprisonment, threats to kill and coercive…