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A woman was suspicious of a letter addressed to her adult son and opened it to find a threat to cut his face and the envelope also contained a mass card.
The Passage West woman alerted her son who identified the sender as Desmond McCabe, 58, of 2 Fairfield Court, Farranree, Cork.
McCabe, originally from Dublin, was investigated by Gardaí and today pleaded guilty to the charge of sending a threatening message through the postal service.
Judge Olann Kelleher jailed him for five months.
Sergeant Gearóid Davis said that on September 27, 2018, a woman found a letter addressed to her son in the mailbox of her home in Passage West.
The envelope contained a mass card with a threatening message.
“The correspondent alleged that his brother was on life support after receiving drugs from the recipient’s son. The threat to his son was that he would cut his face and this would act as a reminder that he would be next, ”said Sgt. Davis said.
The young man went to Gardaí in Limerick where he was based and made a formal complaint about the threat that was sent to his mother’s home.
Sergeant. Davis said after the defendant pleaded guilty today in Cork District Court that he had 15 prior convictions, including two for robbery and three for robbery.
McCabe also admitted to another crime today, namely falsifying a prescription at First Plus pharmacy on Glenwood Drive in Onslow Gardens, Cork.
Frank Buttimer, a lawyer, said of McCabe: “He is separated from his family. He has lived in Cork for several years. Live in rented accommodation. The background to the more serious matter was that my client knew the injured party, although nothing ever happened (in relation to the injury), he provided accommodation for the injured party.
“Indeed, my client took him in. That state of the injured party is verified in his mother’s statement. She said that her son had been jumping from one place to another.”
Buttimer said the defendant suffered some losses and fought with the injured party.
“He chose to send a letter to the aggrieved party. This letter was received by the mother of the victim who brought it to the knowledge of the victim. The injured party and her brother identified the defendant, acknowledging her handwriting and use of language, idioms, etc.
“My client was arrested and immediately confirmed his actions. None of that was ever intended to come out. He offended his mother more than the recipient.
“It was very unpleasant. It could have been worse if it had been hidden more as an effort, ”Buttimer said.
Judge Olann Kelleher said: “This is a very serious charge. It is not acceptable for a person to send a threatening letter and not end up in custody. ”
The judge sent two simultaneous four-month sentences for the threat letter and the unrelated forged statute of limitations.
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