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Rapist and child abductor Murray further jailed for Oireachtas bomb threats
Summary
Convicted rapist and child abductor Michael Murray has been further jailed for 18 months for making bomb threats against the Oireachtas last year. Murray (53), formerly of Seafield Road, Killiney, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to two counts of making the threats from Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, where he is currently serving sentences for which he had been due for release in November 2037. Last March, Murray was further jailed for two years after being found guilty by a jury of phoning in a hoax INLA bomb threat against the home of Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. For the second offence, a consecutive sentence of 18 months was imposed but suspended for a period of three years. Murray was also found guilty of making death threats against Dominic McGinn SC and Tony McGillicuddy BL, the barristers who prosecuted the rape case against him in 2013. He had pleaded not guilty to all of these offences. The matter was adjourned during the appeal stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist and child abductor Murray further jailed for Oireachtas bomb threats. Charges or matters: two counts of making the threats from Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, where he is now serving sentences for which he had been due for release in November 2037; all of these offences. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- November 2037 Incident
- February 2010 Incident
- November 2014 Incident
- January 2015 Incident
- February 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2021 Incident
- July 3, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-12-04 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: two counts of making the threats from Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, where he is now serving sentences for which he had been due for release in November 2037; all of these offences (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last March, Murray was further jailed for two years having been found guilty by a jury of phoning in a hoax INLA bomb threat against the home of Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. For the second offence, she imposed a consecutive sentence of 18 months but suspended it full for a period of three years.
Places mentioned
- Seafield Road
- Dublin
- Midlands Prison
- Leinster House
- Court of Appeal
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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