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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Olivia Kelleher

British man living in Cork who rang UK police threatening to set fire to MP avoids jail for 'classic case of drink and dial'

A British national living in Cork who rang police in Cambridgeshire in the UK threatening to set fire to an MP has received a three month suspended sentence after the court heard that it was a “classic case of drink and dial.”

Daniel Weavers of Castletreasure in Douglas on the southside of Cork city previously appeared before Cork District Court on a single count contrary to section 13 (1) (a) and section 13 (2) of the Post Office Act, 1951, as amended by Section 4 of the Communications Regulations Amendment Act 2007.

He was charged in November of last year with sending a message by phone that was menacing from his home address in Douglas in Cork city on October 18, 2021.

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