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Jail for woman with over 200 previous convictions who harassed neighbours
Summary
Erika Gould, 39, of Kilmacud, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three years' imprisonment, with the final two and a half years suspended on strict conditions. The sentence follows her guilty plea for harassing a neighbouring couple from June 2020 to May 2023, during which she shouted threats from her back window, brandished a phone, threatened to petrol‑bomb the house, and made threats against the couple's children. She also threw empty bottles and sticks into their garden and called the fire brigade falsely. Gould has 209 prior convictions, including assault, threats to kill and criminal damage, most of which were alcohol‑related. She was previously jailed in June 2021 and released in October 2021, after which she continued to make threatening calls. The court noted her acute mental‑health diagnosis and ordered her to be supervised by the Probation Services upon release. The sentence reflects her history of harassment and the impact on the victims.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for woman with over 200 previous convictions who harassed neighbours. Charges or matters: harassing the husband and wife on numerous dates between June 2020 and May 2023. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 2020 Adjournment
- May 2023 Incident
- June 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2022 Other
- February 2024 Incident
- 2025-04-08 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: harassing the husband and wife on numerous dates between June 2020 and May 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She was sentenced to two months in custody in February 2024 and ordered to have no contact with her sister for 10 years after pleading guilty to common assault of her mother at her home and to harassment of her sister in May 2023. He imposed a three-year sentence, suspending the final two and a half years on strict conditions including that Gould place herself under the supervision of The Probation Services.; Having previously heard the facts, Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case to today for updated reports about Gould's mental health.
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