Paul Kelly jailed for false imprisonment and threats to kill

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Paul Kelly was jailed for three-and-a-half years for false imprisonment and two threats to kill or cause serious harm at Dublin Circuit Court, reported on 4 August 2020. The offences occurred at his home in Liscarne Gardens, Clondalkin, on 6 July 2019.

Kelly had pleaded guilty after holding a woman against her will and threatening her with a knife when she tried to leave. Judge Martin Nolan said the offences were serious and involved a vulnerable person; the sentence was backdated to the previous July.