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Man told security guard he would kill him "once he'd finished pizza"

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Matthew Ellis, aged 38, admitted to threatening a shop security guard, Patrick Collins, that he would return to kill him after finishing a pizza. Ellis claimed he knew the guard's shift end time and would come back once he had eaten. He had previously threatened the guard earlier that day and returned around 9 pm holding five bullets between his teeth, which he displayed to the guard. He called the guard a "garda informer" and shouted, "You finish at ten o'clock. I own Inchicore. I'm gonna kill you." Gardaí were called, stopped Ellis, and the bullets fell from him. Ellis pleaded guilty to making a threat to kill or cause serious harm. He has been in custody since the incident and has 71 prior convictions, including assault, burglary, possession of knives, drug dealing and robbery.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man told security guard he would kill him "once he'd finished pizza". Charges or matters: making a threat to kill or cause serious harm at Spa Road, Inchicore on October 26, 2017. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• October 26, 2017 Incident
• December 18 Adjournment
• 2018-10-17 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft Violent Crime

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