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Man who threatened to slit former partner's throat jailed for three years and ordered to stay away for 20 years

Date
2014-10-17

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Ballymun

County
Dublin

Summary

Paul O'Shea, aged 26, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five years' imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, for threatening to kill former partner Louise Jackson and her colleague Stephen Preston on 2 January 2013 at Owensilla, Ballymun. He was also ordered to stay away from both victims for 20 years. O'Shea pleaded guilty and had 48 prior convictions, including indecent telephone messages, assault, robbery, theft and burglary. He was addicted to drugs at the time of the offences. The sentence runs consecutively to a two‑and‑a‑half‑year term he is currently serving for sexually assaulting a female student nurse. O'Shea had been in a relationship with Jackson for six years and they have a child. Jackson had broken up with him after he was charged with sexual assault. She had tried to leave his house but he threatened to "punch the head off her" and later to "slit her throat" with a knife.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man who threatened to slit former partner's throat jailed for three years and ordered to stay away for 20 years. Charges or matters: threatening to kill Louise Jackson and Stephen Preston on January 2, 2013 at Owensilla, Ballymun; sexual assault. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

January 2, 2013 Incident
2014-10-17 Publication

Case subjects

Paul O'Shea

Defendant

Charges: threatening to kill Louise Jackson and Stephen Preston on January 2, 2013 at Owensilla, Ballymun; sexual assault (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The sentence is to run consecutively to a two and a half year sentence he is currently serving for sexually assaulting a female student nurse after he slapped her on the bottom claiming he had taken a cocktail of drugs.