'I hope you die roaring': Man who threatened garda in court sentenced to 20 months

A man followed a garda around a court room shouting that he hoped she would “get run over by a bus”, a court has heard.

John Gavin (31) of Moyne Park, Moyne Road, Baldoyle, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to threatening Garda Sergeant Amanda Flood at Four Courts, Chancery Street, on May 29, 2015.