Top NI chef who admitted assaulting his ex on five different occasions avoids jail
He said it was with “some hesitation” he was not going to send him to jail but instead ordered him to serve a two-year probation order and complete 100 hours of community service
Matthew Cole
A top young chef who repeatedly assaulted his partner put her through a “horrible ordeal”, according to a judge.
Matthew Cole narrowly avoided going to jail after admitting assaulting his then-partner five times on five separate occasions.
