Colin Joyce sentenced for threatening letters

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Colin Joyce was sentenced to three years, fully suspended, for posting grossly offensive and menacing letters at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 25 February 2015.

The letters were sent to 10 former Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland supervisors and tutors, with threats to release confidential patient information.

The sentence required 12 months of probation supervision and barred Joyce from entering the college or contacting its staff.