'Selfish' Mercedes driver, 67, in disabled parking spot told Cork garda 'I’ll f***ing kill you'

After grabbing Garda O’Neill by his stab vest, Florence O’Sullivan then threatened to kill the guard
'Selfish' Mercedes driver, 67, in disabled parking spot told Cork garda 'I’ll f***ing kill you'

Judge Kelleher said: “This man in his Mercedes driving into a disabled parking place – what about the poor people who need that parking spot?" File picture: Denis Minihane

A 67-year-old motorist drove his white Mercedes into a disability parking bay in Cork city and when he was approached by a garda he said: “You’ll die inside in hell yet. Go away and f*** off.” 

Florence O’Sullivan, 2 Dan Desmond Terrace, Station Road, Carrigaline, County Cork, pleaded guilty to obstructing Garda Kevin O’Neill during the incident. Sergeant Pat Lyons said Garda O’Neill was on his own at South Mall, Cork, on April 28, 2019, when he noticed the Mercedes.

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