A DRUGS trade “gilly” was once convicted of taking part in the kidnapping and torture of a friend who was then killed by his father, a court heard.
Scott Knight (47), who was caught running a “cannabis” delivery service during the pandemic, had never recovered from his experience of being “coerced” by his father into his friend’s torture.
Knight had served a sentence for being an accessory, while his father had been convicted of murder, Dublin District Court was told.
The details of Knight s criminal past emerged when he pleaded guilty to sale or supply of cannabis in the capital last week. Knight, of MacUilliam Avenue, Tallaght, had the drug dealing case adjourned, for a probation report.
A DRUGS trade “gilly” was once convicted of taking part in the kidnapping and torture of a friend who was then killed by his father, a court heard.
Scott Knight (47), who was caught running a “cannabis” delivery service during the pandemic, had never recovered from his experience of being “coerced” by his father into his friend’s torture.
Knight had served a sentence for being an accessory, while his father had been convicted of murder, Dublin District Court was told.
The details of Knight s criminal past emerged when he pleaded guilty to sale or supply of cannabis in the capital last week. Knight, of MacUilliam Avenue, Tallaght, had the drug dealing case adjourned, for a probation report.
Offaly court told student saw man masturbating in car in midlands town
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A STUDENT who noticed a man masturbating in a car used her phone to record the vehicle, resulting in a prosecution coming before a court in Offaly.
Tullamore District Court was told that Denis Legac, 39, Ballinaminton, Tubber, Clara, was seen in a distinctive yellow Mini Cooper by an 18-year-old girl as she walked from school in Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath.
The student first noticed the car at the roundabout near the post office after she had come from the secondary school at about 5.10pm on January 30, 2020.
A WOMAN allegedly assaulted in Ennis town centre on Thursday evening remains in an “unconscious state” in hospital, a court has heard.
Details of the woman’s condition were outlined at a special sitting of Ennis District Court today (January 30), during the appearance of the man accused of her assault.
Patrick Ballard (34), with an address at Ashford Court Hotel, Ennis, is charged with assault causing harm to his then girlfriend Sharon Bennett at Garranakilla, the Market, Ennis, on January 28, 2021.
The alleged offence is contrary to Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offences Against The Person Act.
At today’s court sitting, Detective Garda Noelle Bergin of Ennis Garda Station gave evidence of the arrest, charge and caution of Mr Ballard.
A woman sustained serious head injuries after she was allegedly assaulted by her boyfriend in Co Clare on Thursday evening, a court has heard.
At a special sitting of Ennis District Court this evening, Patrick Ballard (34) of Ashford Court hotel, Ennis was charged with the assault causing harm of his girlfriend, Sharon Bennett in Ennis s Market area on Thursday evening.
Giving evidence of the arrest, charge and caution, Det Garda Noelle Bergin told the court that after caution at 6.22pm on Friday evening, Mr Ballard replied “I’m sorry for what happened.”
Mr Ballard was first arrested concerning the alleged assault at 6.30pm on Thursday evening and was later questioned by Gardai after being medically assessed.