Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Assault; threats to kill; producing a knife in the course of a dispute

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

3 reports, 26 Jan 2022 to 5 Feb 2022

Outlets

extra.ie, donegallive.ie

• Chef jailed for threatening wife with knife in Letterkenny Assault; threats to kill; producing a knife in the course of a dispute · Co. Donegal

  In the early hours of 30 March 2019, Jimmy McGinley, 34, held a kitchen knife to his wife Antonia O'Brien's neck and threatened to kill her at their home in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. McGinley was arrested at 1.40am and charged with making a threat to kill, producing a knife in the course of a dispute, and assault. He pleaded guilty to all charges at Letterkenny Circuit Court on 26 January 2022. On 3 February 2022, Judge Aylmer sentenced him to three years' imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended, effectively two years in jail, with conditions to abstain from alcohol and drugs and attend counselling.

  Sentenced, 3 Feb 2022Victim · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 5 Feb2022
   Sentencedextra.ie, in Chef jailed for threatening wife with knife in Letterkenny

   Wife's terror as husband held knife to her throat - Extra.ie

   victim, Antonia O'Brien, female, irish (judged from name)Antonia O'Brien♀IE
2. 3 Feb2022
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Chef jailed for threatening wife with knife in Letterkenny

   Chef who held knife to wife’s throat jailed for two years

   victim, Antonia O'Brien, female, irish (judged from name)Antonia O'Brien♀IE
3. 26 Jan2022
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Chef jailed for threatening wife with knife in Letterkenny

   Chef held knife to wife's throat, threatened to kill her

   victim, Antonia O'Brien, female, irish (judged from name)Antonia O'Brien♀IE

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