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Case No. 21682Threats to torture, rape and murder (threatening to kill or cause serious harm) · Co. Limerick

Barbie Kardashian jailed for five and a half years over threats to torture, rape and murder her mother

Barbie Kardashian, a 21-year-old transgender woman of no fixed abode, was sentenced on 16 March 2023 at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to five and a half years' imprisonment (final 12 months suspended) for seven threats to torture, rape and murder her mother, made while she was in care at Coovagh House, Limerick. The sentence was backdated to 9 May 2022, when a jury convicted her following a four-day trial.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced16 Mar
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Key facts

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  • whatKardashian is 21, of no fixed abode, and originally from the Midlands. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe had 15 previous convictions including for threats to kill, sexual assault, assault causing harm, assault, and causing criminal damage to property. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe defendant was born a male named Gabrielle Alejandro Gentile and later changed her name by deed poll to Barbie Kardashian. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatIn 2020, Kardashian was granted a gender recognition certificate by the Department of Social Protection. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatShe was placed in care from the age of nine and later told gardaí and social care workers she had been sexually and physically assaulted as a child. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatFrom the age of 12 she was placed in the care of the State on foot of a High Court special care order. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe threats were made while she was in Coovagh House, a residential care facility in Limerick for children with high risk behaviours. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe sentence was backdated to 9 May 2022 when she was convicted by a jury following a four-day trial. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtDetective Garda Niall Fitzgerald of Roxboro Road Garda Station, Limerick, gave evidence at the sentencing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtA jury found Kardashian guilty of seven threats against her mother. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtShe was found not guilty of four additional charges of threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Michael Mannix, a member of staff at Coovagh House. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtKardashian was led away to the women's section of Limerick Prison to serve her sentence. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceBarbie Kardashian was jailed for five and a half years with the final 12 months suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered Kardashian must adhere to strict obligations for two years after release, and if she did not follow them the suspended part of the sentence may be enacted. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Mar2023
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Barbie Kardashian jailed for threats to torture, murder and rape

    Reports the sentencing: five and a half years with final 12 months suspended, backdated to the May 2022 jury conviction. Includes background on Kardashian's care history, previous convictions, gender recognition, and Gardaí's ongoing concerns about her threat level.

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