2021-03-05
Addict who threatened Luas security and claimed he had HIV fails in appeal
Joseph Griffiths, aged 36 and homeless at the time, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Criminal Court to making threats with a syringe under the Non‑Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 after he threatened to stab two Luas security guards with a syringe while claiming he was HIV positive. In July 2019 Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced him to four…