Judge approves domestic violence protection orders for two women

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 07:15 · Archive

Carlisle courts have approved domestic violence protection orders protecting two women from partners accused of assault.

Carlisle courts have approved two domestic violence protection orders in separate cases brought by Cumbria Police. These civil orders, made on the balance of probabilities rather than criminal conviction, ban the men from contacting their partners for 28 days and carry criminal penalties for breach.

District Judge Philip Holden approved an order against Daniel McGill, 35, citing evidence of assault and a pattern of police callouts to the woman's home. The woman bore visible injuries when police attended but declined to support the investigation into a recent incident. Neighbours had reported 'regular commotion' from the property where McGill spent time with her.

In the second case, magistrates granted an order against Andrzej Fijalkowski, 44, following police application detailing multiple allegations. A detective described five domestic violence safeguarding reports spanning two years, three rated high risk. The allegations include an incident on 26 February when Fijalkowski allegedly punched the woman unconscious; she later recalled waking with his hands around her neck, fearing for her life. He is also accused of damaging her belongings and, more recently, locking her out of their shared home while threatening violence if she came to his workplace.

How it is being reported

• Domestic violence claims convince magistrates to ban man from seeing partnerMAGISTRATES in Carlisle have handed a domestic violence protection order to a man who is accused of subjecting his partner to multiple assaults.News & Star · 1 Nov, 07:00
• Judge approves protection order for woman allegedly assaulted by partnerCarlisle man Daniel McGill banned from contacting his partner for 28 days under a domestic violence protection order after alleged assault.Cumberland News · 31 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Daniel McGill · Andrzej Fijalkowski · District Judge Philip Holden · Carlisle · Cumbria Police

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