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Notorious UK con woman Damji is granted bail
Summary
The High Court granted bail to Farah Damji, a 54-year-old woman convicted in the UK for breaching restraining orders and absconding from trial. Mr Justice Paul Burns applied the principle of proportionality, noting that Damji had already served eight months in Irish custody while contesting her extradition on medical grounds. The judge stated the sentence she faced in the UK was nine months' imprisonment. Damji, who fled to Ireland in February 2023, was arrested in Dublin in August 2023 under a European Arrest Warrant. She is alleged to have harassed two male victims by naming, stalking, and harassing them, including calling one victim ten times daily and tweeting a link to his victim impact statement. She also faces a breach of licence sentence for absconding. Damji, who has a criminal record dating back to 1995, is now represented by Ms Joanne Williams BL. Bail conditions require her to reside at an agreed address, sign daily at a Garda station, provide a mobile number, agree not to apply for travel documents, and keep the peace. She must lodge a €1,000 bond (part of a €1,200 total) by next Tuesday. A separate application from her legal team is scheduled for May.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Notorious UK con woman Damji is granted bail. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-03-26 Publication
Why: Today Mr Justice Paul Burns said that the sentence Ms Damji was facing in the UK was nine months' imprisonment and that he was going to apply "proportionality" because Ms Damji has already been in custody in Ireland for eight months while fighting her extradition on medical grounds. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Today Mr Justice Paul Burns said that the sentence Ms Damji was facing in the UK was nine months' imprisonment and that he was going to apply "proportionality" because Ms Damji has already been in custody in Ireland for eight months while fighting her extradition on medical grounds. At that hearing, Ms Emily Farrell SC, for the State, said that Ms Damji had been convicted for breaching a restraining order in the UK, granted to two males, by naming, stalking and harassing them and was also facing a breach of licence sentence for absconding from her trial.
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