Man who held judge up with fake pistol and hoax bomb jailed for six years
The court heard Edmund Dunican, a fitter by trade, made the fake bomb at home. By Isabel Hayes Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, 12:32 PM Jan 26th 2021, 12:32 PM 23,087 Views 0 Comments
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A MAN WHO held up a judge, a barrister and his estranged wife with a fake pistol and a hoax pipe bomb in a Dublin court siege has been jailed for six years.
Sentencing Edmund Dunican (47) today, Judge Patricia Ryan said this was a planned and premeditated offence which has ongoing adverse effects on the victims.
A businessman who held up a courtroom with a fake pistol and hoax pipe bomb in a “terrifying” siege has been jailed for six years.
Edmond Dunican (47) pulled out a realistic gun and revealed an apparent home-made explosive device around his neck, subjecting his estranged wife, a barrister and a judge to a frightening ordeal.
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced him to eight years, with two years suspended, backdated to the day of the crime, December 20, 2018.
She said it had been a “planned and premeditated offence”.
Dunican, with an address at Stadium Business Park, Ballycoolin, Dublin pleaded guilty to carrying an imitation firearm with criminal intent at a Dublin courthouse.
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