2016-05-04
Taxi hijacker threatened to "blow head off" victim
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She said there had been "a significant escalation in the type of conduct which he is prepared to engage in" and added that in normal circumstances the case would "warrant a custodial sentence".; Judge Melanie Greally adjourned the case to October 12 next and ordered Murphy to continue to engage with a local project to facilitate his rehabilitation.