AN Irish-based UK national has been charged with issuing a threat to kill a female Westminster MP. Daniel Weavers (41) appeared before a special sitting of Cork District Court charged in relation to an alleged threat levelled against a sitting Labour MP made on October 18. Weavers is charged with allegedly making a phone call to police that was menacing in nature on October 18 from his home. Judge Marian O'Leary was told that Weavers made no reply to Gardaí after he was arrested, cautioned and formally charged. It is alleged the threat against the female Labour MP was issued to UK police on October 18 - just three days after veteran Conservative MP David Amess was fatally stabbed at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.

Source: Irish Independent November 07, 2021 16:19 UTC