Accused 'threatened to kill' witness to keep brother from court

An unemployed man who threatened to kill a witness in a bid to prevent the prosecution of his brother has been given an 18-month sentence by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Court.

Lee Johnson (aged 20) of Coultry Grove, Ballymun pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Christopher Allen and intimidating a witness, June Allen on August 4, 2009.