CONNEMARA MAN SENT TO JAIL FOR TERRORISING NEIGHBOURS

Date Published: 02-Apr-2009

A Connemara man who had been harassing his neighbours for a year and threatened to kill their son, was sentenced to five years in prison with the final two and a half years suspended at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week.Imposing the sentence on 27 year old Michael Lydon,of Kilroe East, Inverin, Judge Raymond Groarke said he knew the accused man’s neighbours lived in constant terror and fear of what he might do to them.Judge Groarke said the court shared their frustration with the State, which did not provide proper facilities for his treatment and in doing so, protect the local community.