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Jail for man who threatened to kill woman and held her against her will
Summary
Paul Kelly, aged 34, was sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment for false imprisonment and two counts of threatening to kill or cause serious harm. The court heard that Kelly held his dating partner against her will, threatened to kill her when she tried to leave, and sent her a video of a woman's head being cut off. He also threatened to stab her after she left the house and later texted a second woman that he would kill the victim and himself. Kelly was arrested outside the victim's home after the second woman alerted Gardaí. He had 16 prior convictions, including a previous seven‑year sentence with a suspended portion for a threat to kill and knife possession. The judge noted the seriousness of the offences and imposed the sentence, back‑dated to the time Kelly entered custody. The victim, who has since returned to Uganda, expressed fear and trauma but no hard feelings toward Kelly. The unnamed accused pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man who threatened to kill woman and held her against her will. Charges or matters: false imprisonment and two counts of making a threat to kill or cause serious harm at his home in Liscarne Gardens, Clondalkin, Dublin on July 6, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 6, 2019 Incident
- July 12th Other
- 2020-07-27 Publication
Why: He told gardai that the victim "hated men" and he would end up in prison because she would use her "female privilege" and the judge would believe everything she said. CNI source report
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Defendant
Charges: false imprisonment and two counts of making a threat to kill or cause serious harm at his home in Liscarne Gardens, Clondalkin, Dublin on July 6, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man who held a woman he was dating against her will and threatened to kill her when she tried to leave has been jailed for three and a half years. He imposed a sentence of three and a half years, backdated to last July when Kelly went into custody.
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