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. <\/p>\n
Reading the man\u2019s written statement at Dublin District Family Court earlier this week, Judge Gerard Furlong said: \u201cHe threatened you and said he\u2019d effing kill you. You rang garda\u00ed and they advised you to come back here.\u201d <\/p>\n
The court heard the middle-aged son lived in the man\u2019s home. Another son, who is his carer, also lives with him. <\/p>\n
Furlong said he would give the man, who is in his late 70s, another barring order, telling him his son was \u201cnot to go to your home, he\u2019s not to watch your home, he\u2019s not to use violence or threaten violence, follow you or contact you\u201d.<\/p>\n
He told the man to come back to the court in two weeks when \u201cyou\u2019ll be looking for a three-year order\u201d, to which the man replied: \u201cThat\u2019s what I want. Longer.\u201d<\/p>\n
In another case, a woman who said her former partner repeatedly harassed her, asked her for money and drugs, and threatened to come to her house to \u201cshut me up\u201d was granted a protection order against him.<\/p>\n
The man also sent her messages threatening to end his own life. She said her former partner had keys for her father\u2019s home and jewellery \u201chad gone missing\u201d. She said the man had also stolen money from her father\u2019s bank account and had accused her of cheating during their relationship. <\/p>\n
The woman, whose mother had recently died, said she had \u201cno time to grieve with 100 texts a day\u201d. <\/p>\n
Offering his condolences, the judge said: \u201cThese are matters you really need to get the guards involved with. Without hesitation, I\u2019m giving you a protection order. I want to stop these texts and I want to stop him following you.\u201d<\/p>\n