A Dublin man who was solicited by an acquaintance to kill his wife's friends has been jailed for two years 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.
Kennedy confided in Leech that his wife was having an online relationship with a couple who lived in Canada and that he believed the only way to salvage his marriage was to arrange for the couple to be killed. She said Leech had taken advantage of “a highly unusual situation” but accepted that he pleaded guilty and was remorseful.
The court heard that Leech never contracted any third parties nor planned to carry out a murder, but had simply taken advantage of Kennedy’s mistaken belief that he had criminal connections. Kennedy left his phone and some belongings with his friend, along with instructions to his wife to keep their children locked in the house, to take a different bus home from school and to be wary of Leech.A few days later, Kennedy’s wife opened her door and saw Leech standing at the hedge. He told her that her husband had been watching everything she had been sending online to the Canadians and wanted to “send a hit over to make it stop”.
The court heard Kennedy returned from the UK and went to Nutgrove Shopping Centre with his wife on 11 January, when they heard two whistles and saw Leech, who approached and threatened that he would personally “carve” Kennedy’s face. The court heard that at one point Leech had an earbud in his ear while talking to Kennedy to pretend that he was on the phone to third parties who were threatening him.Victim impact statement A victim impact statement submitted by Kennedy’s wife said she has been frightened of leaving the house ever since she was threatened by Leech.
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