A threatening letter sent to a judge in Ireland regarding a concurrent jail sentence for a hit-and-run killer is under investigation by Gardaí. The letter, intercepted at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, prompted concern enough for authorities to be contacted. The judge, Colin Daly, had initially sentenced Kieran Fogarty to six-and-a-half years for dangerous driving causing death, stating the sentence would run consecutively to an existing eight-year firearms sentence. However, he later corrected himself, stating the sentences would run concurrently. This decision has sparked public outcry, with a vigil and protest march held last week calling for an appeal.
A"threatening" letter sent to a judge over a concurrent jail sentence for a hit-and-run killer is to be investigated by Gardaí.
The handwritten correspondence for Judge Colin Daly was intercepted by courts services staff at the Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Sources said that while it is “not uncommon” for members of the judiciary to receive letters in respect of court cases, the nature of the letter in question raised enough alarm for Gardaí to be contacted.
However, Judge Daly corrected himself in court, telling the hearing that Fogarty’s two sentences would actually run concurrently, meaning Fogarty would not serve any jail time for the fatal hit and run., with a vigil and protest march in Limerick last week calling on the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal the terms of the sentence on grounds it was unduly lenient and that both sentences should run consecutively.
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