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A grandfather threatened a council official that his body would be “found tied to the black ball in Naas” after he was confronted on suspicion of illegal waste collection.
A suspected illegal waste collector threatened to kill a council official and “tie his body to the ball in Naas”, it has been alleged. Patrick Maughan (66) is accused of swinging his fists at the waste enforcement officer and attempting to headbutt him before making the threat. The pensioner had been confronted for allegedly using a pick-up truck to collect waste from houses in west Dublin, a court heard. The case was adjourned at Blanchardstown District Court for Mr Maughan to decide how he intends to plead. The accused, of Oldcastle Drive, Clondalkin, is charged with threatening to kill...
The court heard the incident was alleged to have happened at Monksfield Grove in Clondalkin on the morning of May 17, 2019. Garda Sergeant Maria Callaghan told Judge David McHugh the DPP had consented to the case being heard in the district court subject to the issue of jurisdiction being considered. The accused was driving a Toyota pickup and was in the area to collect waste from houses, Sgt Callaghan said, outlining the prosecution’s case. It was deemed to be illegal collecting of waste and the alleged victim, a senior executive of South Dublin County Council was in the area monitoring th...