Dublin man hired by jealous husband to kill wife's friends jailed for extortion
A Dublin man who was solicited by an acquaintance to kill his wife's friends has been jailed for two years for extortion.
At the sentence hearing last month, the court heard that Leech and Kennedy knew each other as their children went to the same school. “It was deliberate and there were repeated demands that were nasty in nature. An unlawful criminal scheme that he had entered into with her husband – a wicked scheme,” Judge Crowe said.
Investigating gardaí took 65 screenshots of WhatsApp messages between Leech and Kennedy about the organisation of the murder and how it was to be carried out. Some of Leech’s messages were read out in court, including: “I’ll carve your f*****g throat. Don’t dare text me back with your sob stories ‘cos I’ll f*****g end you.” On January 6, 2020, Kennedy left Ireland for the UK out of fear of Leech and the threats he was making.
Leech also sent her messages on Facebook saying her husband had sent him photos of the Canadian couple for the purpose of identifying them for the murder. “Bryan thought I was involved in gangs and I played along. I thought, if he’s not man enough to control his wife, I’ll take advantage of it,” he told gardaí.
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