Midleton man who threatened to 'bust' garda narrowly avoids jail

Suspended sentence for outburst and threats issued when summons was delivered to his home

A man who issued threats to a garda received a suspended sentence in Midleton Court.

A man who threatened to “bust” a garda, squaring up to him "nose to nose” when he delivered a summons to his Cork home, narrowly avoided a custodial sentence.

Philip O’Leary, 26, “barged out the door", throwing the summons at the officer and threatened to attack him if he ever came back.