Ireland Case No. 16517Threats to kill or cause serious harm; assault; persistent phone calls · Co. Cork · 9 May 2023
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill social worker in Cork; sentencing adjourned to September
On 9 May 2023 in Cork, a 56-year-old man left a series of voice messages and phone calls to a female social worker, calling her a liar and threatening to kill her, after her role in obtaining an order to remove his young relative from his home. He was arrested in May 2023 and made full admissions to gardaí. On 24 July 2024 he pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to four offences, including assaulting the woman at Washington Street Courthouse on 3 April 2023, and sentencing was adjourned to 25 September 2024, with him remanded on continuing bail.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court24 Jul
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- In a series of voice messages the man called the social worker a liar and threatened to blow her up.
- In the fourth and final message he again threatened to kill the social worker.
- Where
- The man appeared before Cork District Court.
- Cause
- The threats followed the social worker's role in obtaining an order to remove the man's young relative from his home.
- Investigation
- The man was arrested in May 2023 and made full admissions to gardaí.
- Charges
- The man pleaded guilty to four offences.
- He pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman at Washington Street Courthouse on 3 April 2023.
- He pleaded guilty to persistent phone calls to the social worker without reasonable cause on 9 May 2023.
- He pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to the woman on the evening of 9 May 2023.
- Sentence
- Sentencing was adjourned to 25 September 2024.
- Other details
- The man had been drinking heavily on the day he phoned the social worker.
- The man said he had no recollection of making the threatening phone calls.
- The defence said the man had received a positive probation report and was engaging in a restorative justice project.
- The man was remanded on continuing bail until his next court appearance.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatIn a series of voice messages the man called the social worker a liar and threatened to blow her up. (thejournal.ie)
- whatIn the fourth and final message he again threatened to kill the social worker. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe man appeared before Cork District Court. (thejournal.ie)
- causeThe threats followed the social worker's role in obtaining an order to remove the man's young relative from his home. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested in May 2023 and made full admissions to gardaí. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to four offences. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman at Washington Street Courthouse on 3 April 2023. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to persistent phone calls to the social worker without reasonable cause on 9 May 2023. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to the woman on the evening of 9 May 2023. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceSentencing was adjourned to 25 September. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man had been drinking heavily on the day he phoned the social worker. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man said he had no recollection of making the threatening phone calls. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe defence said the man had received a positive probation report. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man was engaging in a restorative justice project. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe man was remanded on continuing bail until his next court appearance. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jul2024Man who threatened to kill social worker to be sentenced in September
First report of this case. It covers the guilty plea at Cork District Court on 24 July 2024 and the adjournment for sentence.
victim, femaleconvicted, 56, male