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Grandad avoids jail for producing samurai sword
Summary
James Cash, 59, was given a three‑year suspended sentence after he knocked on Pamela Creighton's granny flat in Blanchardstown, Dublin, while under the influence of alcohol and tablets. He attempted to attack her with a samurai sword and a kitchen knife. Bernard Creighton, the husband, wrested the weapons from Cash's hands and chased him into the garden, after which Gardaí were called. Cash pleaded guilty to two counts of producing a weapon at Corduff Avenue on 30 November 2015. He has 17 previous convictions, including theft, burglary, drink‑driving and criminal damage. Defence counsel Mark Lynam BL highlighted Cash's severe heart disease and lack of circulation in his legs, noting that further surgery might require amputation. Judge Melanie Greally, noting the offence occurred amid inter‑familial tension and Cash's intoxication, imposed a three‑year sentence suspended in full on the condition that Cash engage with the Probation Service and abstain from alcohol.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Grandad avoids jail for producing samurai sword. Charges or matters: two counts of producing a weapon at Corduff Ave, Blanchardstown on November 30, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 30, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 1979 and 1986 Incident
- 2017-02-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of producing a weapon at Corduff Ave, Blanchardstown on November 30, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a three year sentence which she suspended in full on condition he engage with the Probation Service and continue to abstain from alcohol.
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