He Wildin: Irish Landlord Cuts Through Tenant’s Front Door With A Circular Saw Then Lunges At Him With It!

A PENSIONER landlord accused of ‘lunging’ at a tenant with a circular saw could have his case moved to the circuit court – where the offence on which he is charged carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison.


Eighty-year-old Thomas Walsh, with an address in Salthill, Galway, appeared before Ballinasloe District Court on Thursday charged with an offence contrary to section 13 of the Non-Fatal Offences Act 1997.



The court previously heard it had been alleged that Walsh, on April 17, 2023, at the Aonoch apartments, Dunlo Hill, Ballinasloe, did intentionally or recklessly engage in conduct.



The conduct alleged was that he lunged at Mr Muhammed Raheel while operating a power hand-saw in an aggressive and threatening manner which created a substantial risk of death or serious harm to another.



After the case was called, Judge James Faughnan was informed by gardai that they were still awaiting ‘directions’ from the DPP as to whether the case should be heard at district or circuit court level.