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Drunk woman threatened to kill pharmacy staff, claimed she was a Kinahan

Date
2022-07-22

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Leanne O'Neill, 31, was intoxicated when she threatened to kill pharmacy staff at MediPharm in Dublin on 18 May 2020. She demanded a prescription for her aunt, who had previously instructed staff that O'Neill could not collect it. When the aunt arrived, O'Neill became aggressive, made threats to three staff members, and gestured a throat‑slitting motion captured on CCTV. She later told Gardaí her surname was Kinahan, but the court found no connection to that name. O'Neill pleaded guilty to three counts of making threats to kill. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a 20‑month suspended prison sentence, citing her intoxication, remorse, and mitigating factors, and noted the offence was aggravated by her return to the pharmacy the next day. The sentence was suspended on strict conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Drunk woman threatened to kill pharmacy staff, claimed she was a Kinahan. Charges or matters: three counts of making threats to kill at MediPharm, North Frederick Street, Dublin on May 18, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 18, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
2022-07-22 Publication

Case subjects

Leanne O'Neill

Defendant

Charges: three counts of making threats to kill at MediPharm, North Frederick Street, Dublin on May 18, 2020 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She imposed a 20-month sentence, suspended on strict conditions. She imposed a headline sentence of 30 months on all counts, which she reduced to 20 months taking the mitigating factors into account.