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Pair avoid jail for threatening to kill man over Canada Goose jackets
Summary
Aaron Cunningham, aged 20, and his uncle John Cunningham, aged 38, avoided jail after pleading guilty to threatening to kill a man over unpaid Canada Goose jacket deposits. Aaron pleaded guilty to four counts of threatening to kill or cause harm and threatening to damage property between 1 and 7 February 2021. John pleaded guilty to five counts of threatening to kill or cause serious harm between 7 January and 1 February 2021. The threats were made in person, via voicemail, text and Snapchat voice messages. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced John to five years' imprisonment, suspended in full on strict conditions including probation for two years, and Aaron to four years' imprisonment, also suspended in full on strict conditions. The court noted the men's remorse and Aaron's lack of prior convictions, while John had 19 previous convictions. The case involved a series of deposit disputes and escalating threats over a year.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair avoid jail for threatening to kill man over Canada Goose jackets. Charges or matters: four counts of threatening to kill or cause harm and threatening to damage property on dates between February 1 and 7, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 1 Other
- January 7 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 1, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2019 Other
- November 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 7, 2021 Other
- January 15 Other
- February 2 Other
- Christmas Other
- 2023-03-13 Publication
Why: At an earlier sentence hearing, Garda Conor Newman told Emmet Nolan BL, prosecuting, that the injured party began buying clothes from a website in September 2019 in order to sell to people in his locality in Blanchardstown. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: four counts of threatening to kill or cause harm and threatening to damage property on dates between February 1 and 7, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Judge Pauline Codd sentenced John Cunningham to five years in prison which she suspended in full on strict conditions including that he engage with the Probation Service for two years. She sentenced Aaron Cunningham to four years in prison which she also suspended in full on strict conditions.
Places mentioned
- Cruise Park Drive
- Dublin
- Drumheath Avenue
- Blanchardstown
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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