Ireland Carlow man sentenced for threatening to kill woman in Roscrea
In 2021, Peter Fleming (34), of St Patrick's Avenue, Carlow, was charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a woman at 4 Cois Carrig, Roscrea, by text and voice messages. The woman complained to Roscrea Garda Station on 28 June 2021, and gardaí spoke to him in Portlaoise Prison, where he was serving a sentence for an unrelated offence. He pleaded guilty before Judge Adrian Harris at Nenagh District Court, where his solicitor said he was intoxicated at the time and did not remember sending the messages. In September 2024, the judge imposed a six-month prison sentence to run concurrently with the sentence he was already serving.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced20 Sep
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Peter Fleming was charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a woman in Roscrea.
- The defendant threatened to stab and chop up the woman and said he would do life for her.
- Where
- The offence took place at 4 Cois Carrig, Roscrea, County Tipperary.
- When
- The offence happened in 2021.
- Cause
- The threats were made by text messages and voice messages.
- Investigation
- The woman complained to Roscrea Garda Station on 28 June 2021.
- Gardaí spoke to the defendant in Portlaoise Prison, where he was serving a sentence for an unrelated offence.
- In court
- Peter Fleming appeared before Judge Adrian Harris at Nenagh District Court.
- His solicitor said he was intoxicated at the time and did not remember sending the messages.
- Peter Fleming pleaded guilty.
- Peter Fleming has 81 previous convictions, including for assault and domestic violence.
- Sentence
- Judge Harris imposed a six-month prison sentence to run concurrently with the sentence the defendant is already serving.
- Other details
- The judge described the offence as despicable and appalling.
- Peter Fleming told the court that the prosecution had affected his mental health.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatPeter Fleming was charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a woman in Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe defendant threatened to stab and chop up the woman and said he would do life for her. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe offence was at 4 Cois Carrig, Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe offence happened in 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
- causeThe threats were made by texts and voice messages. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe woman complained to Roscrea Garda Station on 28 June 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationGardaí spoke to the defendant in Portlaoise Prison, where he was serving a sentence for an unrelated offence. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtPeter Fleming came before Judge Adrian Harris at Nenagh District Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtHis solicitor said he was intoxicated at the time and did not remember sending the messages. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtPeter Fleming had 81 previous convictions, including for assault and domestic violence. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtPeter Fleming pleaded guilty. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceJudge Harris imposed a six-month prison sentence to run concurrently with the sentence the defendant is already serving. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe judge described the offence as despicable and appalling. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherPeter Fleming said the prosecution had affected his mental health. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Sep2024Man who threatened to ‘chop up’ a woman tells Nenagh court case has impacted his mental health
Sentencing at Nenagh District Court. The judge imposed a six-month sentence concurrent with an existing one. The offence was 2021 and the complaint was made to Roscrea Garda Station on 28 June 2021.
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