Graham Stafford remanded for false imprisonment in Dublin

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Graham Stafford pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to false imprisonment at Corduff Gardens, Blanchardstown, Dublin, on 24 January 2015. The proceedings were reported on 15 February 2019.

The report said Stafford broke into a home and repeatedly beat a man over four hours, believing one of the family owed him €3,000. Detective Garda Paul Oates told the court that Stafford seemed to have thought the injured party’s sister had disposed of €3,000 in drugs.

Garda Oates agreed with Kathleen Leader SC, defending, that Stafford had been under the influence of drugs at the time and had no previous convictions for a crime of this calibre. Leader said Stafford wished to apologise to the man and express sympathy at his mother’s passing.

Judge Pauline Codd remanded Stafford in continuing custody and ordered a Probation Service report ahead of sentencing in April.