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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2887Assault causing harm, threatening to kill, hijacking a vehicle · Co. Cork · 22 May 2011

Edmond Stapleton jailed for six years over Cork Airport rampage and assault on gardaí

Edmond Stapleton, 51, was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to a total of six years in jail after Judge Dermot Sheehan reactivated the five-year suspended portion of his 2012 sentence for threatening to kill Garda Michael Bohane and careering around Cork Airport in a hijacked vehicle, following Stapleton's June 2023 assault on two gardaí in Limerick.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced21 Nov
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Key facts

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12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatStapleton put a knife to the throat of Garda Michael Bohane and threatened to kill him. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatStapleton drove to Cork Airport, crashed through perimeter fencing, and hijacked a Cork Airport Fire Service 4x4. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatStapleton rammed an unmarked Garda car and missed a fuel-loaded aircraft full of holidaymakers by inches. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatStapleton jumped from the vehicle wearing only boxer shorts, armed with two knives, and had to be tasered. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatStapleton was found upstairs trying to jump out a window to cause himself self-harm. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatStapleton kicked one officer causing an elbow injury and bit another officer on the arm. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe original offence occurred on the afternoon of May 22, 2011. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeStapleton was charged with two counts of assault causing harm. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceStapleton was sentenced in 2012 to 12 years with five years suspended for 12 offences. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceOn November 6, 2024, Stapleton was sentenced at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to three years for the biting and 12 months concurrently for the other assault. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Sheehan reactivated the full five-year suspended term, made it consecutive to the three-year term, but suspended the final two years, resulting in a total of six years. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherStapleton was living in extremely poor conditions and had poor mental health. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Nov2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man jailed for three years over hijacking vehicle and going on airport rampage

    Covers the reactivation of Stapleton's suspended sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, including full details of the 2011 Cork Airport rampage and the June 2023 assault on two gardaí in Limerick.

    convicted, Edmond Stapleton, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Edmond Stapletonvictim, Michael Bohane, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Bohane