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'I will track you down and I will f**king kill you' - father jailed for threatening mother of his children
Summary
A 40‑year‑old man was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and rape the mother of his children and assaulting her in front of their two younger children. The court heard that the couple had been together for 11 years and had three children, but the relationship ended eight years before the offences. On 1 April 2022, a dispute over money led the defendant to send a series of threatening WhatsApp voice notes, including threats to "bounce a kettle bell off her head" and to rape her. Three days later, he assaulted the woman outside her home, punching her and kicking her while she was on the ground. The judge noted that the threats were "no joke" and described them as obscene, menacing, humiliating and insulting, and imposed the custodial sentence with supervision by the Probation Service.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'I will track you down and I will f**king kill you' - father jailed for threatening mother of his children. Charges or matters: threatening to kill or cause serious harm to the woman on April 1, 2022, and to assaulting her outside her home three days later. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 1, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 1 Other
- 2025-06-19 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: threatening to kill or cause serious harm to the woman on April 1, 2022, and to assaulting her outside her home three days later (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Natasha Reid A father-of-three has been jailed for a year and a half for threatening to kill and rape the mother of his children and leave her "looking like Frankenstein". They were nasty, menacing humiliating and insulting and very violent threats." She imposed a sentence of two and a half years, but suspended the final year and put the man under the supervision of the Probation Service.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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