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Man carried out violent attack on ex-girlfriend's home due to "failure to deal with end of relationship"
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Derek Shevlin, aged 24, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill David McGrath and damaging property at Cromcastle Road on 11 September 2015. Shevlin, who had dated Ciara McGrath for five years until January 2015, entered McGrath's family home with an imitation gun and a hurley. He demanded €400 for an iPhone he had bought for her in 2013, shouted abuse, smashed the front door and windows, and pointed the handgun at McGrath. McGrath fled into the house after seeing the gun. Shevlin claimed he was "lost" that night and wanted what he was owed. He has 15 prior convictions, including robbery and firearms offences. A psychological report was submitted by his counsel, and the judge adjourned sentencing to 6 December, remanding Shevlin on continuing bail.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man carried out violent attack on ex-girlfriend's home due to "failure to deal with end of relationship". Charges or matters: making a threat to kill David McGrath and to damaging property at Cromcastle Road on September 11, 2015. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- September 11, 2015 Incident
- January 2015 Incident
- December 6 Adjournment
- Christmas 2013 Other
- 2017-11-08 Publication
Why: A man carried out a violent attack on the home of his ex-girlfriend because he could not deal with the end of the relationship, a court has heard. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: making a threat to kill David McGrath and to damaging property at Cromcastle Road on September 11, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Karen O'Connor said she needed time to study the report and adjourned sentencing to December 6.
Places mentioned
- Castletimon Road
- Dublin
- Cromcastle Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft Violent Crime
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