Man threatened gardaí with ‘Glock and bullets’

Gardaí were threatened by a man claiming to have “a Glock and six bullets” when they responded to the report of a woman assaulted at an apartment in Cork City. Armed gardaí had to assist at an increasingly volatile scene.

Garda Donal Daly testified yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that even though no Glock handgun was ever located, the accused Liam Murphy, aged 27, of 11 Cushing Road, Farranree, Cork, later told gardaí his plan on the night was “to go out in a blaze of glory”.

The garda said an armed Regional Support Unit responded when the threat was made.