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Jail for man who told female garda he hoped she and her family "get raped"

Date
2014-04-01

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Swords

County
Dublin

Summary

Richard Walsh, 24, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted at Swords District Court for a series of public order offences committed in August 2013. The offences included threatening, abusive and violent behaviour towards Garda officers at Waterside estate and Swords Garda Station, as well as urinating outside the station. Walsh had previously claimed he was assaulted by Garda officers who tried to remove a bottle of alcohol from him, and he responded by calling the officers "f**king pigs" and threatening that he would "hope you get raped" and that his family would be raped. He also spat at Garda officers and attempted to head‑butt one. The judge found Walsh's evidence unreliable and noted his history of six prior convictions and failure to attend probation appointments. The sentence was imposed after the court heard that Walsh had stopped drinking following a serious health incident.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man who told female garda he hoped she and her family "get raped". Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

August 6th, 2013 Incident
January 24th Other
2014-04-01 Publication

Why: ' He claimed the reason behind his behaviour was because he has a chip on his shoulder and is always being picked on. CNI source report

Case subjects

Richard Walsh

Convicted Person

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; After Judge Dempsey heard that Walsh, who has six previous convictions, has failed to attend four appointments with the Probation Services, he sentenced him to six months in prison.