In one message received on the Garda's wife's own Facebook account, it said 'tell your husband he is only a shitty arse coward. I will find out more about him and when I do, he will be very sorry'
The west Clare man accused of harassing a Garda through anonymous posts on Facebook repeatedly denied to Gardaí at interview that he had made the posts, a court has heard.
READ MORE: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch asks to be released without charge or on bail, Spanish authorities confirm Detective Garda Deirdre Collins told Mr Downes that Garda King was defamed by the online posts. In the case, Jason Downes, 31, of St Michael’s Place Kilmihil, Co Clare, denies on dates between June 6 and June 16 2020 harassing David King by persistently communicating about him and thereby causing him alarm and distress contrary to Section 10 of Non Fatal Offences Against The Person Act. The State allege that the comments were made through a fake Tommy Teirnan Facebook account.
In one message received on her own Facebook account on June 16 2020, it said "tell your husband he is only a shitty arse coward. I will find out more about him and when I do, he will be very sorry". Ms Bohan said that these messages were sent in June 2020 in the middle of Covid-19. She said: “It was a very worrying time, a scary time and a distressing time.”
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