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Convicted killer threatened witness in case

Summary

Michael Kinsella, aged 24, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after admitting he intimidated a witness in a criminal investigation. Kinsella, formerly of addresses in Tallaght, Dublin and Ardkeen, Cavan, pleaded guilty to sending a threatening text message to a woman who had provided statements to gardaí investigating a murder inquiry in October 2011. The message contained references to violence and named a relative with whom the witness was residing. Detective Garda Brendan O'Hora gave evidence that the text would have been understood as a threat. Judge Terence O'Sullivan noted the seriousness with which he regarded witness intimidation and imposed the sentence to run concurrently with Kinsella's existing 15-year prison term for manslaughter.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Convicted killer threatened witness in case. Charges or matters: murdering Mr Essalhi in 2012; a charge of intimidation of a witness in a criminal investigation in October 2011. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• December 2015 Other
• January 6th, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2016-12-06 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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