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Father with child cruelty conviction who threatened to kill social worker avoids jail again

Summary

A 36‑year‑old man, whose name is withheld to protect the children's identities, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a TUSLA social worker on 20 January 2022. He had previously been convicted of child cruelty in April 2021, receiving a one‑year suspended sentence, and had nine other convictions. Judge Martin Nolan, hearing the case in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, found that while the threats were believed by the victim, he did not think the man intended to carry them out. He described the invective as frustration and imposed a three‑year suspended sentence, warning that any minor infraction would lead to prison. The judge also adjourned a hearing on the activation of the earlier suspended sentence for two weeks. The social worker, who had been at the accused's former partner's home to discuss a case conference, was threatened by the man after a confrontation with the children's mother.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father with child cruelty conviction who threatened to kill social worker avoids jail again. Charges or matters: making a threat to kill or cause serious harm to the TUSLA worker on January 20, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence

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• January 20, 2022 Other
• April 2021 Other
• 2023-05-05 Publication

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