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Six years for criminal who held blade to girlfriend's throat and threatened her to drop charges
Summary
Patrick Byrne, a criminal with a history of violence, was jailed for six years for assaulting his girlfriend over a prolonged period and holding a blade to her throat, before sending her threats from prison to drop the charges. Byrne has 44 convictions and was previously jailed for two years and nine months for an unprovoked assault. The court heard that Byrne assaulted his then partner several times, whipping her with a broom handle, holding a Stanley blade to her throat, and threatening to slit her throat. He also smashed up the house and upended a wardrobe, causing a television to fall on her. Byrne was arrested at a later date and pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing harm, one count of production of a broom handle, and one count of making a threat to kill. While in custody, Byrne sent threatening texts to the woman, urging her to drop the charges.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Six years for criminal who held blade to girlfriend's throat and threatened her to drop charges. Charges or matters: one count of assault causing harm, one count of production of a broom handle in the course of a dispute and one count of making a threat to kill at an address in Clondalkin; one count of threatening a witness in criminal proceedings on dates between April 11 and May 20, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2026 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2024 Incident
- February 11 Incident
- April 11 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 20, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-12-01 Publication
Why: She noted the victim had a bruise to her right eye and a bruise to her left temple because Byrne punched her in face. CNI source report
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Charges: one count of assault causing harm, one count of production of a broom handle in the course of a dispute and one count of making a threat to kill at an address in Clondalkin; one count of threatening a witness in criminal proceedings on dates between April 11 and May 20, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Judge Pauline Codd handed down a six-year jail term for the offences, which is not to commence until March 2026 when the sentence Byrne is currently serving is spent.
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