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"I'm going to do something bad tonight": man who threatened ex is jailed
Summary
Luke Murphy, 32, of Abbey View, Monkstown, Dublin, was sentenced to five years in prison for threatening to kill his former partner and her children. He pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making threats to kill or cause serious harm on 12 and 13 February 2018. The judge, Melanie Greally, suspended the final two years of the sentence on strict conditions, including engagement with the Probation Service and attendance at a domestic‑violence perpetrator programme if deemed suitable. Murphy had two prior drug convictions. The judge described the offences as a breach of trust, extremely menacing, accompanied by pictures and concrete suggestions of execution, and noted the substantial trauma inflicted on the victim and children. The case had previously involved a protection order issued on 2 January 2018, and Garda Aaron Bradshaw had recorded multiple threatening communications and altercations between Murphy and the victim.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "I'm going to do something bad tonight": man who threatened ex is jailed. Charges or matters: making a threat to kill or cause serious harm on dates between February 12 and 13, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 12 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 28 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 6, 2018 Other
- 2019-04-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: making a threat to kill or cause serious harm on dates between February 12 and 13, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge had adjourned the case having previously heard evidence.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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