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Dealer who stabbed ex's new partner is returned to jail over threatening messages
Summary
Mark Byrne, 50, a former drug dealer, had been jailed for seven years in 2014 after stabbing his ex‑partner's new boyfriend with a kitchen knife, causing a life‑threatening kidney injury. After his release, he sent 12 threatening voice messages to the woman on the evening of 12 February 2021, claiming he would return to prison for the "right reasons" and that he was "stupid enough to make a point". The messages were recorded and used as evidence. Byrne pleaded guilty to harassment and to possession of cannabis for sale. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a three‑and‑a‑half‑year prison term for each offence, to run concurrently, and ordered Byrne no future contact with the victim. The sentences were back‑dated to the date Byrne entered custody in February 2021. No further details of the case are provided in the article.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dealer who stabbed ex's new partner is returned to jail over threatening messages. Charges or matters: harassment of the woman on the evening of February 12, 2021 into the next morning; possession of cannabis for sale or supply at his home on February 14, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 12, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 14, 2021 Incident
- March 23 1996 Incident
- 2022-11-08 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: harassment of the woman on the evening of February 12, 2021 into the next morning; possession of cannabis for sale or supply at his home on February 14, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing him in October 2014, Judge Martin Nolan jailed him for seven years. Judge Nolan imposed a three-and-a-half year prison term for this, to run concurrent with the other sentence.
Places mentioned
- Coburg place
- Seville Place
- Sheriff Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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