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Woman took gun from garda holster as partner resisted arrest

Date
2025-03-25

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Christopher Murphy (33) and his partner Malika Amraoui (35) faced charges after a high‑speed car chase and subsequent confrontation at a house on Swiftbrook Drive. Murphy had crashed a black Range Rover into traffic lights, causing €15,473 of damage, and fled on foot. A garda sergeant entered the house to arrest him, but Murphy resisted, threatened to bite the officer, and was pepper‑sprayed before being taken into custody. Amraoui, who had been with Murphy, removed the garda's gun from its holster and was forced back by the sergeant. Both pleaded guilty to their respective offences. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a fully suspended three‑year sentence on Amraoui and a three‑year custodial term with a five‑year driving disqualification on Murphy, citing their disgraceful conduct and the danger they posed during the pursuit.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman took gun from garda holster as partner resisted arrest. Charges or matters: endangerment on October 21, 2021 in the west Tallaght area of Dublin; assaulting a police officer on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 21, 2021 Incident
2025-03-25 Publication

Case subjects

Christopher Murphy

Defendant

Charges: endangerment on October 21, 2021 in the west Tallaght area of Dublin; assaulting a police officer on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Malika Amraoui

Defendant

Charges: endangerment on October 21, 2021 in the west Tallaght area of Dublin; assaulting a police officer on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He said losing the gun in the manner he did would have been a "nightmarish situation" for the sergeant before he sentenced Amraoui to three years in prison, which he suspended in full.