Man who made death threat against female garda avoids jail

Tadas Kasiulevicius of 7 Came Point, Castletownbere, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to charges of causing criminal damage to another house at Came Point and threatening to kill Gda Laura O’Sullivan

Defence barrister Donal O’Sullivan said the accused had come over from Lithuania 13 years ago and was living in Castletownbere and working in fishing throughout that time. File picture: Andy Gibson

A Castletownbere-based man who made death threats against a member of An Garda Síochána was given an 18-month suspended jail sentence.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin noted at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that the threats were taken seriously by the officer.