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"A disgusting crime": man who threatened social worker he would get "the virus" from his blood avoids jail
Summary
Joseph Mulraney, a 54-year-old man from Kimmage, Dublin, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for false imprisonment and threatening to spray blood at Our Ladies Hospice in Harolds Cross on April 18, 2017. Mulraney pleaded guilty to the charges. The court heard that the defendant, who was distressed about his partner's stay at the hospice, confronted a social worker, cut his hand with a razor blade, and threatened to transmit "the virus" via his blood. He also rubbed blood on office surfaces. Judge Martin Nolan described the incident as a "fairly insidious and disgusting crime," noting the significant impact on the victim. However, the judge acknowledged Mulraney's guilty plea, remorse, and the fact that he had no intention of stabbing the worker. Considering the defendant's minor previous convictions from the 1980s and his current circumstances, Judge Nolan imposed a three-and-a-half-year sentence, which was suspended in full. The matter was concluded with this suspended sentence, meaning Mulraney avoided immediate custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "A disgusting crime": man who threatened social worker he would get "the virus" from his blood avoids jail. Charges or matters: false imprisonment and threatening to spray blood at Our Ladies Hospice, Harolds Cross, Dublin on April 18, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 18, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-02-22 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: false imprisonment and threatening to spray blood at Our Ladies Hospice, Harolds Cross, Dublin on April 18, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan imposed a three and a half year sentence which he suspended in full.
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