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Man sentenced for threats to kill Castlerea gardai just days after death of Colm Horkan

2022-04-07 · Castlerea, Roscommon · Court of Appeal

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A man has appealed his six-year sentence imposed in June 2020 for threatening to kill gardai at Castlerea garda station in County Roscommon. The appellant pleaded guilty to criminal damage, production of an offensive weapon, and making threats to gardai. He was arrested on 10 October 2019 following an incident at Four Mile House where he damaged windows at a property. The original sentencing imposed concurrent three-year and two-year terms for the criminal damage and weapon offences, with a four-and-a-half-year sentence for the threats to run consecutively, resulting in a total custodial term of six years and three months. The appeal contends the sentence was excessive and that the threat count should not have been imposed consecutively as it formed part of the same transaction. The Director of Public Prosecutions argued the sentence appropriately reflected the need to protect gardai and respect property rights. The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement.

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