Ireland Man in court for threatening young woman with fence post
In the early hours of Saturday 17 June 2023, John McGinley, an 18-year-old man from Glenwood Park in Letterkenny, was charged with threatening a young woman from Strabane with a piece of wooden fencing. He was also charged with assault causing harm, with stealing an Oppo mobile telephone and with criminal damage to the phone. He was brought before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on the Saturday, where a Garda sergeant opposed bail, and he took up bail with conditions set by the judge. The latest reported development, from 18 June 2023, is that he must stay out of the Lifford-Strabane area, have no contact with the alleged victim and observe a curfew from 11pm to 7am.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court18 Jun
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- John McGinley was charged with threatening a young woman with a piece of wooden fencing, also described as a fence post.
- Other details
- John McGinley is 18 years old.
- John McGinley took up bail.
- The judge ordered John McGinley to stay out of the Lifford-Strabane area and to have no contact with the alleged victim.
- A curfew was imposed on John McGinley between 11pm and 7am.
- Where
- John McGinley lives at Glenwood Park in Letterkenny.
- The injured party lives in Strabane.
- When
- The alleged incident happened in the early hours of Saturday 17 June 2023.
- Weapon
- The article used in the alleged incident was a piece of wooden fencing.
- Charges
- John McGinley was charged with assault causing harm to the woman.
- John McGinley was also charged with stealing an Oppo mobile telephone and with criminal damage to the phone.
- The sources differ on the possession charge: the offence list says possession of an article, while the article says he was charged with producing an article, namely a piece of wooden fencing.
- In court
- John McGinley was brought before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on a Saturday.
- A Garda sergeant opposed bail, saying John McGinley had shown total disregard for bail conditions.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe accused was charged with threatening a young woman with a piece of wooden fencing. (donegallive.ie)
- whereThe accused lives at Glenwood Park in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
- whereThe injured party lives in Strabane. (donegallive.ie)
- whenThe alleged incident happened in the early hours of a Saturday morning. (donegallive.ie)
- weaponThe article used in the alleged incident was a piece of wooden fencing. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with assault causing harm to the woman. (donegallive.ie)
- chargeThe accused was also charged with stealing an Oppo mobile telephone and with criminal damage to the phone. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe accused was brought before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on a Saturday. (donegallive.ie)
- courtA Garda sergeant opposed bail, saying the accused had shown total disregard for bail conditions. (donegallive.ie)
- courtThe judge said the accused should stay out of the Lifford-Strabane area and have no contact with the alleged victim. (donegallive.ie)
- sentenceA curfew was imposed on the accused between 11pm and 7am. (donegallive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jun2023Man in court for threatening young woman with fence post
Reports a separate early-hours incident on Saturday 17 June 2023 involving a threat with a fence post to a young woman from Strabane, plus theft and criminal damage of a phone, and a bail hearing at Letterkenny District Court. It does not match the 2022 Durning stabbing or the 16 June 2023 Doheny attack in the existing cases.
suspect, John McGinley, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)John McGinleyvictim, female