Four months for threatening murder victim’s parents
A man who threatened the parents of murdered Noel Crawford and who told them that he killed them has received four months in jail.
Stephen Fitzgerald (45) Island View Terrace, St. Mary’s Park pleaded guilty to the charge of threatening to kill or cause harm to John and Mary Crawford outside their home in O’Malley Park last july.
The court heard how the couple were awoken at 0200 hrs by Fitzgerald who was shouting for their other son Paul. He told Mr. Crawford “I’ll get you and your wif
When Mr. Crawford told him that they had had enough with their son being murdered the previous December, Fitzgerald replied, “I killed your son.”
Describing Fitzgerald’s behaviour as “deeply disturbing” and his comments “appalling” he sentenced Fitzgerald to four months in prison. He told him that he would have given him the full twelve month sentence were it not for his early guilty plea.
Defence solicitor for Fitzgerald, John Herbert said that his client had been very drunk at the time. He said that he was apologetic and had no quarrel with the Crawfords.
At 45 one would think they could control their drinking and what they do while drinking. I guess not everyone is as mature as they would like us to think.