2026-02-20
Extortioner who threatened to slit child's throat loses sentence appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to four years with the final 18 months suspended for three years by Judge Orla Crowe on January 17, 2025.
Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Des Smyth
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2026-01-20
Extortionist who threatened to slit throats of innocent victim's children says 5-year sentence too harsh
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to four years with the final 18 months suspended for three years by Judge Orla Crowe on January 17, 2025.
2025-01-28
Thug tried to extort innocent people by threatening to slit children's throats
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last month, Judge Orla Crowe imposed a sentence of four years and suspended the final 18 months for three years to encourage Smyth in his drug rehabilitation.
2025-01-17
'Henchman' in €20k extortion attempt on two innocent people is jailed
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a sentence of four years but suspended the final 18 months for three years to encourage Smyth in his drug rehabilitation.