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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 22365Harassment; threats to kill or cause serious harm · Co. Dublin · 1 Jan 2021

Man sentenced to three and a half years for harassment and threats from prison

Martin Cunningham (28) of Mulhuddart, Dublin, was sentenced to three and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for harassing his ex-partner by calling her more than 3,800 times from Mountjoy Prison and leaving threatening voicemails between January and March 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Feb
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Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOn 1 January 2021 the woman woke to 176 missed calls and one voicemail from Cunningham in prison (irishtimes.com)
  • whatBetween 1 January and 13 March 2021, Cunningham made 32 legitimate phone calls using the Mountjoy Prison phone system (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman's victim impact statement said she thought her life was over and he was going to kill her (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationCell data analysis showed the calls pinged from three cell towers in the Mountjoy area (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationCunningham was arrested in prison on a warrant issued by gardaí (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeCunningham pleaded guilty to one count of harassment between 1 January 2021 and 30 March 2021 and one count of making threats to kill or cause serious harm between 17 March 2021 and 30 March 2021 (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThree and a half year prison sentence backdated to 10 August 2021, with the final six months suspended for two years on strict conditions including one year of Probation Service supervision (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Feb2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who left threatening messages on ex-partner’s phone after calling her thousands of times from prison is sentenced

    Reports the sentencing of Martin Cunningham for sustained harassment and threats made from Mountjoy Prison, including over 3,800 calls and threatening voicemails to his ex-partner.

    suspect, Martin Cunningham, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunninghamvictim, female