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Case No. 21602False imprisonment; possession of a weapon (kitchen knife) · Co. Clare · 9 Nov 2022

Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment of Clare woman

A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty at Ennis District Court to the false imprisonment of a Clare woman at his home in Co Clare on 9 November 2022, and to the possession of a kitchen knife. The woman was held against her will for approximately four hours while the man, who was consuming vodka and cocaine, phoned her ex-partner on speaker to disclose that she had had an affair.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court4 Apr
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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  • whatThe accused is a 37-year-old man (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe woman was held against her will for four hours (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe man was consuming vodka and cocaine during the incident (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe man had used €700 to €800 worth of cocaine in the days before the incident (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe phone call lasted 15 minutes (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe woman contacted a friend at 10.55pm and was collected at 11.15pm (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe woman was in constant fear and frozen to the chair (clareecho.ie)
  • whatThe man had been following the woman and messaging her in the days before the incident (clareecho.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at the man's home in Co Clare (clareecho.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 9 November 2022 (clareecho.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to false imprisonment under Section 15 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act (clareecho.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to possession of a kitchen knife under Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act (clareecho.ie)
  • chargeSexual assault and threatening-to-kill charges are to be struck out (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe plea was entered at Ennis District Court (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe man is on remand in custody after failing to secure bail (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe case is set for Ennis Circuit Court in May 2023 (clareecho.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Apr2023
    In courtclareecho.ie, first report
    Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment of Clare woman - Clare Echo

    The man entered signed guilty pleas to false imprisonment and possession of a kitchen knife at Ennis District Court; sexual assault and threatening-to-kill charges to be struck out; he is on remand in custody and the case is set for Ennis Circuit Court in May 2023.

    accused, 37, malevictim, female