2022-07-14
Bench warrant issued for man (21) who threatened social worker with knife
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Jason Byrne, who was sentenced to six months in jail in June of last year for the offence. Judge Mary O'Malley Costello sentenced Byrne to 12 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended for nine months during which time he was to engage with probation services.