A man who found his murdered father on a Dublin street 23 years ago has been jailed for 20 months after he thrashed his mother’s home and threatened to stab gardaí who responded to the call.
Liam Byrne (41) discovered his father dead as he was walking around Dublin city centre in 2000. His lawyer said it was this grim discovery that led to his escalation into serious drug addiction.
Garda Paul Faughnan told Fiona Crawford BL, prosecuting, that gardaí were called to Byrne’s mother’s house in June last year after she said her son had smashed up her home.
