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Small dog and paving slab thrown at gardai investigating postbag theft, circuit court hears

Date
2015-12-09

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Ennis

County
Clare

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Daniel Ennis, aged 20, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Garda Linda Ryan and Garda Michelle Doyle during a search of his back garden for a stolen postbag. He also pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Ms. Carrie and Ms. Tims, threatening to damage property, and possession of a firearm on Oranmore Road. Ennis had previously fired shots at a house on Oranmore Road, where a woman was sleeping, and had threatened the occupants. He had also thrown a small dog and a paving slab at four gardaí who were searching his garden, and had tried to throw a bike and threatened them with a shovel. The judge remanded Ennis in continuing custody until sentencing. No injuries were reported. The case involved no further convictions or outcomes beyond the guilty pleas.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Small dog and paving slab thrown at gardai investigating postbag theft, circuit court hears. Charges or matters: threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Gda Ryan and Gda Doyle at his home on January 13, 2014; threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Ms Carrie and Ms Tims, threatening to damage property and possession of a firearm at Oranmore Road, Ballyfermot on May 8, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

January 13, 2014 Adjournment
May 8, 2015 Adjournment
2015-12-09 Publication

Case subjects

Daniel Ennis

Defendant

Charges: threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Gda Ryan and Gda Doyle at his home on January 13, 2014; threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Ms Carrie and Ms Tims, threatening to damage property and possession of a firearm at Oranmore Road, Ballyfermot on May 8, 2015 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan remanded Ennis in continuing custody until tomorrow for sentence. Sgt Reddington agreed with Mr Bowman that the sons of the woman who lived in the house had previously been sentenced for assaulting an elderly woman who was on her way home from mass.; Judge Martin Nolan remanded Ennis in continuing custody until tomorrow for sentence.