Man gets barring order against son who threatened to kill him
An elderly man has been granted a barring order against his son following threats of violence, highlighting ongoing domestic safety issues in Dublin. The court also addressed a separate case involving a woman seeking protection from a harassing former partner.
Why it matters
These cases underscore the prevalence of domestic abuse and the role of the judicial system in providing immediate legal protections for vulnerable individuals.
An elderly man who said his son had threatened to kill him has been granted an interim barring order against him, having received similar orders in the past.
Reading the man’s written statement at Dublin District Family Court earlier this week, Judge Gerard Furlong said: “He threatened you and said he’d effing kill you. You rang gardaí and they advised you to come back here.”
The court heard the middle-aged son lived in the man’s home. Another son, who is his carer, also lives with him.
Furlong said he would give the man, who is in his late 70s, another barring order, telling him his son was “not to go to your home, he’s not to watch your home, he’s not to use violence or threaten violence, follow you or contact you”.
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