Judge's warning to man who sent 'I will find you and kill you' text to ex

'No need for violence, he had her where he wanted her — in fear'

A man who sent his frightened ex-partner a text saying, “I will find you and kill you”, claimed in his appeal against a prison sentence that he was never physically violent with her.

This claim was made by the man’s solicitor, Brian Long, but Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said: “He didn’t have to because he had her where he wanted her — in fear.”