Man sent death threat to journalist

A 26-year-old Wexford man has been given a six-month suspended sentence for sending a vile death threat to a senior journalist with the Sunday World.

Man sent death threat to journalist

Simon Murphy, with an address at Haggard, Ramsgrange, Co Wexford, appeared before Judge Anthony Halpin at Dublin District Court yesterday.

The man, who is already serving a sentence for using an imitation gun as a weapon during an armed robbery at a post office, faced a single count under section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.

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