Man told ex to leave country or entire family would be shot

The court heard that the victim had been in a relationship with McCabe for 18 months, which she described in a victim impact statement as a “nightmare”

In a statement handed into court, the woman said she was in fear for herself and her family at the time, and was afraid to let her daughter out of her sight.

A man threatened his ex-partner and told her to leave the country or her entire family would be shot in an attempt to prevent her giving evidence in an assault case against him, a court has heard.

Noel McCabe, aged 25, is currently serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence for a number of offences, including assaulting his partner and violent disorder.