Man threatened to Taser woman and take her children

A Tipperary man who threatened to Taser a woman and take away her children during a terrifying car-jacking in south Dublin has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Man threatened to Taser woman and take her children

A Tipperary man who threatened to Taser a woman and take away her children during a terrifying car-jacking in south Dublin has been sentenced to five years in prison.

During the 30-minute ordeal in May of last year - 41-year-old Francis Gavigan sought to reassure the two children in the car and showed them a memorial card of his late mother.

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