Former SF Councillor and father admit falsely imprisoning and threatening to kill man

A former Sinn Féin Councillor and his father have pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin to falsely imprisoning and threatening to kill another man.

Jonathan Dowdall (aged 38), with an address at Navan Road, Dublin 7 and Patrick Dowdall (aged 59), of the same address, both admitted to falsely imprisoning Alexander Hurley by detaining him without his consent at Navan Road, Dublin 7 on January 15, 2015.