A man has been found guilty of calling in a hoax bomb threat to the home of the Minister for Justice.
Michael Murray, a convicted rapist with a former address at Seafield Road, Killiney, Dublin, made the call from his prison cell three years ago.
In March 2021, a volunteer with the Samaritans took a call from a man claiming to be a member of the Irish National Liberation Army.
The operator told the jury he claimed a number of bombs had been planted at Justice Minister Helen McEntee’s home.
No explosives were found there during a subsequent search.
The call was traced back to Murray’s prison cell but he denied having anything to do with it.
Today, however, a jury found him guilty.
Murray is a very dangerous criminal with a long list of convictions for crimes such as rape, false imprisonment, child abduction, threats to kill and harassment.
He will be sentenced next Friday for this latest conviction.
Main image: Minister for Justice Helen McEntee. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews
