Ireland Named in reporting
Christopher Smyth
3 reports across 1 case, 26 Jul 2023 to 5 Sep 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Threatening gardaí with a weapon; assault
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 26 Jul 2023 to 5 Sep 2023
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Donegal man sentenced to community service for threatening gardaí with chainsaw Threatening gardaí with a weapon; assault · Co. Donegal
Matthew Smyth, 27, allegedly threatened gardaí with a chainsaw and a broken fence post when they called to his home at Dunross, Culdaff, Co Donegal at 7.12am on April 16, 2021, during a domestic dispute. He was arrested and later detained under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act. He was charged with assaulting his father Christopher Smyth, appearing to be about to commit an offence with a chainsaw under Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990, and producing a fencing post capable of inflicting serious injury. At Letterkenny District Court on September 4, 2023, Smyth was convicted under the Firearms Act and sentenced to 80 hours community service in lieu of three months in prison, with all other charges taken into consideration.
Sentenced, 4 Sep 2023Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Christopher Smyth, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Sep2023Donegal man who threatened gardai with chainsaw avoids jailvictim, Christopher Smyth, irish (judged from name)Christopher Smyth
- 4 Sep2023Man who threatened Gardai with chainsaw avoids prisonvictim, Christopher Smyth, irish (judged from name)Christopher Smyth
- 26 Jul2023Garda threatened with chainsaw after calling to 'domestic' at house in Donegalvictim, Christopher Smyth, irish (judged from name)Christopher Smyth
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