The Dublin man lost his hand in a suspected pipe bomb incident at his home in the early hours of last Wednesday morning – he has now posted a series of bizarre videos from his hospital bed
A man who blew his own hand off in a suspected pipe bomb incident has branded himself “Captain Hook” in a series of bizarre social media rants from his hospital bed.
The 35-year-old man, who has more than 80 criminal convictions, reportedly lost his hand when a pipe bomb exploded at his Dublin home in the early hours of last Wednesday morning. He has since posted a series of videos from Beaumont Hospital in the city, showing off his bandaged arm. The man who, according to the Irish Mirror, recently served a five year prison sentence for burglary, issued threats to Taoiseach Michael Martin, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and the gardai on Tiktok.
He said: “When this accident happened to me… a firework blew me hand off and that’s exactly what happened.”
In another video, he adds: “Right people, youse probably know what happened or whatever youse are seeing things in the papers and bulls**t. I’m out of it on the morphine, right I have no hand but f**k it, you’ve to go on with it yeah.”
In a third he says he’s looking for “justice” for the “accident” he says he suffered. He said: “I haven’t been questioned by any police since I came here in the hospital. I’m still here now. I’m sitting here in the hospital, Beaumont. I couldn’t give two b*****ks, I’m not letting them get away with it and I want justice.”
And in a threatening message to the Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and the gardai, he said: “You want to get your guards in line because if you don’t get them in line because when I get out of here I’m going to get justice one way or another.
“Because the law is on my side Michael. You, Simon Harris, Mary Lou, the whole lot of youse – you deserve what’s coming to you and I promise you yous are gonna get it by the Irish people.
“Treason should be what publishable by death. You speak for no one Michael and I’m coming for you and I’m coming for justice. I’m going for justice my own way.”
In subsequent video he says the government needs to “wake up” and addresses his loss of limb. saying: “Wake the f**k up because the people woke the f**k up and I’m coming for you.
“One hand or not, you can call me what you want, yeah I’m gonna get a hook for this. You can call me Captain Hook. I’m coming for you.”
In a statement, Gardaí confirmed they had “attended the scene following report of an incident of criminal damage at a residential location in Coolock that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. A man, aged in his 30s, subsequently received treatment for serious injuries at Beaumont Hospital Dublin.”