Midlands man threatened to cut head off Scooby Doo with slash hook
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A midlands man who recorded a video of himself holding a slash hook while threatening a rival has been ordered by a judge not to abuse social media.
However, 38-year-old Patrick Maughan escaped jail when Judge Catherine Staines imposed a 10-month suspended sentence on him after viewing the shocking video he posted on YouTube.
Mr Maughan, of St Mary s Road, Edenderry, Co Offaly, gave an undertaking not to post a video like it again.
In the video, posted by Mr Maughan on June 23 last year and viewed by Judge Staines at Tullamore District Court, Mr Maughan threatened to cut the head off Michael McDonald.
Patrick Maughan
He repeatedly called Michael McDonald by a nickname, Scooby Doo, said he was a “tramp”, and accused Michael Senior of not being able to “put manners” on his son Michael.
“I don t know if you know about it, but he s carrying on ridiculous on the Facebook,” said Maughan.
“This goes for anybody who thinks they re going to slag me in Edenderry, okay? Scooby Doo, come down to Edenderry, see will you get away with it son.
“Michael, talk to your son before I come across him, before I drive into Ballyowen Lane and I ll find him in it. And I promise you Michael, I ll wheel him out of it and leave him dead with it. And that goes for anyone, who thinks they can come and slag me.”
AN Edenderry-based Traveller who recorded a video of himself holding a slash hook while threatening a rival has been ordered by a judge not to abuse social medi.
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