2015-05-07
Six years for "danger to society" who stabbed victim seven times over cigarette lighter
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge said Browne clearly suffers from psychological problems but that he "could be termed a danger to society" and that a prison sentence must be imposed to protect people. "Everyone knows the services in prison could be somewhat better," the judge said. Noting Browne's early guilty plea, admissions to gardaí and personal problems, Judge Nolan suspended the final two years of the term and ordered that he undergo two years probation supervision on his release.