Five men are in court accused of waterboarding, branding, and threatening a man in West Dublin in a brutal assault.
Five Men Accused of Waterboarding and Branding Man with Cattle Iron
Five men are in court accused of waterboarding, branding, and threatening a man in West Dublin in a brutal assault.
Assault, False Imprisonment, Waterboarding, Branding, Jason Hennessy Jr, Devon Hennessy, Brandon Hennessy, Kenneth Fitzsimons, Dean Fitzsimons, Barry Moore, Jade Hennessy, Cloverhill District Court, Dublin, Ireland
Five men went to court. They are accused of attacking a man. They allegedly waterboarded and branded him. They also threatened to rape him.
The men are Jason Hennessy Jr, Devon Hennessy, and Brandon Hennessy. Kenneth Fitzsimons and Dean Fitzsimons also appeared. Assault and false imprisonment charges were filed. The incident occurred on February 12th in West Dublin.
They are also charged with producing an article during a dispute. None of the men replied when charged.
A detective described the alleged event. Barry Moore went to a house around 6:30 PM. Jade Hennessy let him inside.
Moore spoke with Jason, Devon, and Brandon Hennessy. Jason Hennessy reportedly snatched Moore’s phone. He then allegedly punched Moore in the face.
Jason Hennessy demanded Moore “tell the truth.”
Kenneth Fitzsimons got a steel bar. He allegedly hit Moore’s legs many times.
Brandon Hennessy said Moore gave false information. He allegedly beat Moore with the steel bar. The beating was “all over his body.”
Jason Hennessy grabbed a branding device. It had the word “rat” on it. He said Moore would talk after this. He heated the brand with a camping stove.
Dean Fitzsimons arrived on an electric bike. He ran over Moore and said he waited for him.
He allegedly attacked Moore with the steel bar. He also used the back of an axe. This attack lasted about twenty minutes. He threatened to cut off Moore’s ears. He had a Stanley knife.
The brand wasn’t hot enough yet. Dean Fitzsimons put a towel on Moore’s face. Then, he poured water over the towel. He was waterboarding him.
Moore said he felt like he was drowning. He thought he would be murdered.
Dean Fitzsimons told Moore to tell the truth. If he didn’t, he’d leave in a body bag.
Jason Hennessy branded Moore’s stomach several times. Moore said he never felt such pain.
Jason asked who set him up at Costa Coffee. Moore said he didn’t know anything.
Jason branded Moore on the side of his face too. Moore screamed and begged to be let go.
Brandon Hennessy suggested raping Moore with a stick. This threat was not carried out.
Devon Hennessy said branding Moore would let him go. He allegedly branded Moore on the head.
They told Moore they would go after his children. Dean Fitzsimons said he knew where they lived.
Jason Hennessy threatened to burn Moore’s house. They gave Moore back his phone. All of the messages were deleted. Then, they let Moore go.
Moore drove to a house nearby. People contacted the emergency services. Moore made a statement to the police. This took place on February 13th.
The detective sergeant objected to bail. Assault and false imprisonment can mean life in prison.
The attack was very serious. Moore is in the hospital, suffering from burns. It will take months to know the long-term effects.
The evidence against the men is strong. Moore knows the Hennessy family well. He knows the Fitzsimons for ten years.
Police searched several properties. They found a blue camping stove. Moore described it earlier.
They also found a wet towel. Moore said they used it when waterboarding him. Police discovered dog leashes, which he stated were used to tie him up.
They photographed Moore’s injuries. His injuries match his description. Police didn’t find the branding iron. The detective believes the attack was planned. He declared their actions won’t be tolerated.
The judge denied bail to all five men. They are scheduled to appear in Dublin’s Cloverhill District Court.
Dean Fitzsimons argued with a police officer in court. He told him to “f**k off” but then apologized to the judge.
The detective said Jason Hennessy owned various vehicles. Jason claimed they were his father’s. He said he only owned a BMW. He then insulted the detective.
Five men went to court. They are accused of attacking a man. They allegedly waterboarded and branded him, and also threatened to rape him.
The men are Jason Hennessy Jr, Devon Hennessy, and Brandon Hennessy. Kenneth Fitzsimons and Dean Fitzsimons also appeared. Assault and false imprisonment charges were filed against them, stemming from an incident on February 12th in West Dublin. They are also charged with producing an article during a dispute. None of the men replied when charged.
A detective described the alleged event: Barry Moore went to a house around 6:30 PM. He was let inside by Jade Hennessy. Moore spoke with Jason, Devon, and Brandon Hennessy. Jason Hennessy reportedly snatched Moore’s phone and then allegedly punched Moore in the face.
Jason Hennessy demanded Moore “tell the truth.” Kenneth Fitzsimons then allegedly got a steel bar and hit Moore’s legs many times. Brandon Hennessy said Moore gave false information, and he allegedly beat Moore with the steel bar “all over his body.”
Jason Hennessy grabbed a branding device with the word “rat” on it. He said Moore would talk after this and heated the brand with a camping stove. Dean Fitzsimons arrived on an electric bike. He ran over Moore and said he waited for him.
He allegedly attacked Moore with the steel bar and the back of an axe for about twenty minutes. He threatened to cut off Moore’s ears, wielding a Stanley knife. The brand wasn’t hot enough yet, so Dean Fitzsimons put a towel on Moore’s face and poured water over it, waterboarding him.
Moore said he felt like he was drowning and thought he would be murdered. Dean Fitzsimons told Moore to tell the truth, or he’d leave in a body bag. Jason Hennessy branded Moore’s stomach several times. Moore said he never felt such pain.
Jason asked who set him up at Costa Coffee. Moore said he didn’t know anything. Afterwards, Jason branded Moore on the side of his face too, causing Moore to scream and beg to be let go. Brandon Hennessy suggested raping Moore with a stick, but this threat was not carried out.
Devon Hennessy said branding Moore would lead to his release and allegedly branded Moore on the head. They also threatened to go after his children, with Dean Fitzsimons saying he knew where they lived. Jason Hennessy threatened to burn Moore’s house. They gave Moore back his phone, but all messages were deleted, before finally letting Moore go.
Moore drove to a house nearby, and people contacted the emergency services. Moore made a statement to the police on February 13th. The detective sergeant objected to bail, citing that assault and false imprisonment can carry a life sentence.
The attack was very serious. Moore is in the hospital, suffering from burns, and the long-term effects will take months to determine. The evidence against the men is strong. Moore knows the Hennessy family well and the Fitzsimons for ten years.
Police searched several properties and found a blue camping stove, matching Moore’s description. They also found a wet towel, which Moore said was used when waterboarding him, and dog leashes, which he stated were used to tie him up. Photographs of Moore’s injuries were taken.
His injuries match his description. Police didn’t find the branding iron. The detective believes the attack was planned and declared their actions won’t be tolerated. The judge denied bail to all five men, scheduling them to appear in Dublin’s Cloverhill District Court.
Dean Fitzsimons argued with a police officer in court, telling him to “f**k off,” but then apologized to the judge. The detective said Jason Hennessy owned various vehicles. Jason claimed they were his father’s, saying he only owned a BMW, and then insulted the detective.