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TWO men who were caught with a scissors and kitchen knife claimed they were carrying them “for self- protection” as one of them had been badly assaulted previously.
Patryk Dej (22), of Bru na Sionna, was convicted of possession of a sharply pointed scissors, at Shannon
Town centre, on November 17 last.
Zenek Moroniski (26), of 9SA Bo- heron, Newmarket-on-Fergus, was convicted of possession of a knife with a sharply pointed blade, at Tul- lyvarraga, Shannon, on the same CPI Kes
Inspector Tom Kennedy told Shan- non District Court that the two were intoxicated outside Murphy Brown’s
pub in Shannon. One was found in possession of the scissors and the other with a kitchen knife.
Defending solicitor Jenny Fitzgib- bon said Dey had had his jaw broken in two places in an attack prior to this incident and had become paranoid as a result.
‘He was very much afraid he would be attacked again. He had a scissors
on him only for self-protection,” she Sr AKOE
She said Moroniski was accompa- nying Dej on the night and was “very much aware” of the previous attack.
“The kitchen knife was strictly for self-protection. He didn’t believe it was unlawful,” said the solicitor.
She said both men had drank a bot- tle of vodka each and were paranoid.
Judge Joseph Mangan asked was this paranoia caused by drink and was told it was. Both men told the court they have not drank since the night of the offence. However, In- spector Kennedy said, “I would 1m- agine that’s a bit of a fairytale.”
The case was adjourned to establish if either have previous convictions in Poland.