Ex-garda landlord tore shower from bathroom wall and cut off electricity in nine-month campaign of harassment against tenant
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/ex-garda-landlord-tore-shower-from-bathroom-wall-and-cut-off-electricity-in-nine-month-campaign-of-harassment-against-tenant/a466750372.html
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From the article:
Former garda Kevin Galvin, of Furry Park Road, Killester, pleaded guilty to harassing Carlos Pintos at the apartment at Wood Lane, Stoneybatter, Dublin.
There were issues over the payment of rent when the victim arrived home a number of times to find the door of the apartment open.He contacted Galvin and told him not to enter the flat without his permission.
In December 2021 the hot water stopped working and in March 2022 Galvin entered the property while the victim was there and cut off the electricity.
On another date that month, Galvin again entered the flat while Mr Pintos was there, “tore the shower off the wall” and took down the curtains.
In June that year, Mr Pintos was at work when he got a message from Galvin who said he was “in the process of installing CCTV in the flat and would be able to watch him”.
The effect on Mr Pintos had been “terrible” and he had not been able to “sleep, rest or have a quiet life”.
Same arsehole here as well, looks like he’s a scumbag slumlord, enough said! [https://dublininquirer.com/2022/11/30/former-garda-previously-convicted-for-breaching-fire-safety-rented-out-homes-using-a-false-name/](https://dublininquirer.com/2022/11/30/former-garda-previously-convicted-for-breaching-fire-safety-rented-out-homes-using-a-false-name/)
I’m sorry but it’s a civil matter
> The third garda recently dismissed, Garda Kevin Galvin, was sacked last month after it was discovered that he had three adults and an 18-monthold baby living in a garden shed heated by an oven.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/three-gardai-fired-from-the-force-in-just-one-month/26664490.html
A landlord AND a guard. Double whammy of prick.
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Livin’ on the edge!
What a scummer.