A man threatened his ex-partner and told her to leave the country or her entire family would be shot in an attempt to prevent her giving evidence in an assault case against him, a court has heard. In one phone call, a man who claimed he wasn’t McCabe told her she had a week to leave the country or her whole family — including her daughter — would be shot. She later received another call saying she had 24 hours to leave the country or her family would “get it”. A Garda investigation identified a phone number used to make the calls to the victim and the details of the top-ups. In a statement handed into court, McCabe’s ex-partner said the threats made her seriously consider proceeding with the case against him.

Source: The Irish Times October 05, 2020 13:30 UTC