Ireland Named in reporting
Emmet Black
Born between October 1975 and September 1976, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 2 cases, 7 Feb 2023 to 2 Oct 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, victim
- Born
- Between October 1975 and September 1976, from the ages reported
- Offences
- False imprisonment, Assault causing harm, Assault causing harm; witness intimidation
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 7 Feb 2023 to 2 Oct 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, dublinlive.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Five men jailed for false imprisonment and assault in Dublin False imprisonment · Co. Dublin
Natalie Ennis, a 37-year-old woman, was held captive and tortured for three hours at a flat at Henrietta House, Bolton Street, Dublin 7, on the evening of 26 September 2024, after being falsely accused of missing drugs. Eight men, including Sean Conroy, Braxton Rice, Mark McMahon, Mark Keogh, Jayven Talbot, Emmet Black and Kian Walshe, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested and charged with false imprisonment and assault causing harm. Five of the men and the teenager pleaded guilty, and in July 2025 the five men were sentenced to between eight-and-a-half and 14 years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, while the remaining defendants are still before the courts.
Sentenced, 30 Jul 2025Accused · 4 reports - Man pleads guilty to witness intimidation in Dublin assault case Assault causing harm; witness intimidation · Co. Dublin
On 11 and 12 November 2021, Paul Clarke, 29, Craig Kelly, 38, and Josh Conlon, 19, attacked Lyndsey Byrne and Emmet Black at their apartment at The Maltings, Dublin 8, after €7,000 worth of cannabis went missing, with Byrne scalded with boiling water, beaten with a stick, and tied up, and Black struck with a chair leg. The three men were identified from CCTV and arrested, Clarke admitted the assault, and Conlon pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. In February 2023, Clarke was sentenced to four years and three months, Kelly to five months, and Conlon to three years suspended with one year's probation. In June 2023, Eamon Savage, 36, pleaded guilty to witness intimidation of Byrne after telling her to drop the charges or be murdered, with his sentencing adjourned to 14 June.
Sentenced, 7 Feb 2023Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Emmet Black, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Oct2024Father and son among eight charged over 'torture' of woman in Dublin flataccused, Emmet Black, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 2 Oct2024Father and son among eight charged over 'torturing' of woman in Dublin flataccused, Emmet Black, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 30 Sep2024Eighth man appears in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman in Dublin flat last weekaccused, Emmet Black, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 30 Sep2024Man alleged to have attacked woman in Dublin refused bailaccused, Emmet Black, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 7 Jun2023Woman doused with boiling water warned to drop assault charges or she would be murderedvictim, Emmet Black, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 8 Feb2023Teen avoids jail for his role in boiling water attack on womanvictim, Emmet Black, male, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
- 7 Feb2023Man jailed for pouring boiling water on woman over missing drugsvictim, Emmet Black, male, irish (judged from name)Emmet Black
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