Ireland Man allegedly threatened to slit TD Paul Murphy's wife's throat at Tallaght stall
On 20 May 2023, a man allegedly approached Dublin South West TD Paul Murphy at a People Before Profit pro-choice stall beside The Square shopping centre in Tallaght, Dublin, and allegedly said he would slit Murphy's wife's throat before the end of the week. Other party members at the stall called gardaí, and the man reportedly left before they arrived. Several people gave statements to gardaí, and Murphy said he intended to make a formal complaint, as reported on 21 and 22 May 2023. The suspect is not named, and his age and nationality are not given. The articles report no arrest or charge, so the latest development is Murphy's stated intention to complain formally.
- Reported22 May
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man allegedly approached TD Paul Murphy and made threats.
- The man allegedly said he would slit Murphy's wife's throat before the end of the week.
- Where
- The incident took place at a People Before Profit pro-choice stall beside The Square shopping centre in Tallaght, Dublin.
- When
- The incident took place on 20 May 2023.
- Investigation
- Other party members at the stall called gardaí, and the man reportedly left before they arrived.
- Several people gave statements to gardaí.
- Murphy said he intended to make a formal complaint to gardaí.
- Charges
- The articles report no arrest or charge.
- Other details
- Murphy said his family home has been targeted in recent weeks.
- The suspect's age and nationality are not given.
- A separate Jobstown incident involving a woman harassing Murphy is not part of this case.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man allegedly approached Paul Murphy at the stall and began to make threats. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident happened at a People Before Profit pro-choice stall in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe stall was beside The Square shopping centre in Tallaght. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on the day before the article was published. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeA man allegedly approached the stall and began to make threats. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationOther party members at the stall called gardaí, and the man reportedly left before they arrived. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationSeveral people gave statements to gardaí. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationPaul Murphy said he intended to make a formal complaint to gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationOther party members at the stall called gardaí. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man reportedly left the area before gardaí arrived. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationMurphy said he intended to make a formal complaint to gardaí. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherPaul Murphy said the man told him he would slit his wife's throat before the end of the week. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherPaul Murphy said his family home has also been targeted in recent weeks. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man allegedly said he would slit the TD's wife's throat before the end of the week. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 May2023Gardai called after TD reports that man threatened to slit his wife's throat
First report of the incident. The article says the man left before gardaí arrived and that Murphy intended to make a formal complaint. It also mentions a separate Jobstown incident involving a woman harassing Murphy, which is not part of this case.
suspectvictim - 22 May2023Gardai called after TD reports that man threatened to slit his wife's throat
Names TD Paul Murphy as the complainant and says several people gave statements to gardaí and that he intends to make a formal complaint. Adds that his family home has been targeted in recent weeks. Reported by the Irish Mirror on 21-22 May 2023.
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