{
  "id": 1949768,
  "title": "Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman, 3 children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/garda-charged-with-soliciting-murder-of-woman-3-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:18:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0819/1588533-garda-court-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A garda in his thirties appeared before Dublin District Court, charged with attempting to solicit the murder of a woman and three children. The garda, suspended from duty, cannot be named due to court order, nor can the identities of the alleged victims. He is accused of soliciting an unidentified individual to commit the murder in August 2021. Additionally, he faces charges of attempting to deceive the woman into refraining from seeking financial support for a child between February 2019 and July 2020. The investigation was conducted by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit. Detective Sergeant Mark Melbourne stated that the garda was arrested, charged, and cautioned at Kevin Street Garda Station without providing any response to the five charges. He was released on a €300 bond. Reporting restrictions have been imposed, prohibiting the publication of the garda's name, address, or that of any party involved.",
  "summary": "A garda in his 30s has appeared before Dublin District court charged with soliciting a person to murder a woman and three children.",
  "key_points": [
    "Garda in his thirties charged with soliciting murder in August 2021",
    "Accused of attempting to deceive woman on child support, 2019-2020",
    "Arrested, charged, and released on €300 bond by Garda Anti-Corruption Unit"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}