Cork man jailed for threatening outburst in front of children in city centre

The court heard the accused 'was partially clothed and had removed his top. His trousers had slipped down partially exposing his backside'

The man has been jailed for two months for his threatening behaviour. File picture

Children had to witness verbal abuse from a man whose trousers were slipping down revealing his backside and who removed his shirt during the disturbance in the middle of the day in Cork city centre.

Now at Cork District Court, 43-year-old Daniel (Danny) Walsh of 15 Charles Daly Road, Togher, Cork, has been jailed for two months for his threatening behaviour.

The same man had 123 previous convictions and 31 of them were for engaging in threatening behaviour. Sergeant Gearóid Davis described the incident that occurred at 2.30pm on Wednesday, May 28.

“Gardaí were alerted to a male causing a disturbance. Gardaí approached defendant Danny Walsh. He was shouting loudly and in an aggressive manner at members of the public including children in the area.

“He was partially clothed and had removed his top. His trousers had slipped down partially exposing his backside,” Sgt Davis said. He was arrested and charged with engaging in threatening behaviour.

Frank Buttimer said the sergeant had given an accurate description of what occurred. He said the courts in Cork were unfortunately very familiar with the accused.

“He has capacity in terms of criminal offending and understanding of what goes on. But he had a catastrophic head injury at the age of 17.

“He has burned his bridges with care. He is unmanageable. He has a house. He does not occupy it when he should. He rambles into town. He amuses other people who don’t have his best interests at heart.

“He has spent months and months in prison. Courts have tried to deal with him by non-custodial sentences but these don’t work. He is back in again. It sounds like I am giving out about him,” Mr Buttimer said.

However, he said that it was a very difficult situation where the defendant’s sister had worked tirelessly to help her brother but that that he cannot appear to stay out of trouble.

Judge Miriam Walsh said: “Taking everything you said into account I impose a sentence of two months.”