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Woman Charged over Threats Made Against Simon Harris
Sandra Barry faces charges under the 2020 Harassment Act for sending six implied threatening messages to Simon Harris and his family via social media, Gardaí said.
- On Thursday, Sandra Barry, 40, was charged at Dublin District Court with sending implied threats to Simon Harris under the 2020 Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act, following an SDU investigation.
- Prosecutors described the communications as implied threats on social media, citing phrases like 'wouldn't it be terrible if something had happened to your family' targeting Simon Harris and his family.
- Metadata showed the message count increased from two to six over one evening, and Gardai identified the sender via social media, arresting and charging her at Store Street Garda station at 9.03am on Thursday.
- Judge Michele Finan granted cashless bail with no-contact conditions and weekly sign-ins at Ronanstown Garda Station, ordering Ms Barry to return on December 18 with a bail breach warning.
- With Mr Harris newly appointed as finance minister this week, the court heard Ms Barry, 40, works at minimum wage as an equine hand and was granted legal aid after a means statement.
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Woman in court charged with threatening Simon Harris
Sandra Barry, from Lucan in Dublin, appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Thursday. A woman has appeared in court charged with making threats to Irish deputy premier Simon Harris and his family. Sandra Barry, 40, with an address at Tor an Ri in Balgaddy, Lucan in Dublin, appeared at the Criminal Courts of Justice charged with one offence of threatening or grossly offensive communication to Mr Harris with intent to cause harm on Augus…
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