Man jailed over threat to kill publican

A man who threatened to kill a publican if he gave court evidence against him was sentenced to one year of imprisonment yesterday.

Man jailed over threat to kill publican

Owen Roche, aged 32, of 2 Cluain Ard, Duntahane Road, Fermoy, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to three charges, including threatening to kill Liam Walsh of the Abbey Bar at Abbey St, Fermoy, Co Cork, on August 21, 2015. One count related to an offence on September 4, 2015, where he threatened to interfere with a witness in the case.

Judge Gerard O’Brien imposed a 16-month jail term with four months suspended and backdated to July 2016 at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

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