In March of this year, after missing a Ryanair flight, 29-year-old Lukas Kaunietis smashed computers, glassware, and other property at Dublin Airport.
A court session took place. Police officer Peter Mullins informed the Dublin District Court that Kaunietis arrived at the Ryanair boarding gate at seven in the morning and intended to fly to Lithuania, but by that time the gate had already closed, and he missed the flight.
After that, Kaunietis, who does not have a permanent residence in Ireland, began to vandalize computers and other property in the terminal. According to the police officer, there were about 20 people nearby, including children.
About ten minutes later, several airport staff approached him. At that point, the man lifted a computer over his head and threw it on the floor. Then he took several glass cups from nearby bar tables and smashed them. He also grabbed a metal pipe and threw it on the floor.
The man continued to rampage, breaking computers and baggage weighing equipment. Airport staff tried to calm him down. Arriving police detained the vandal.
At the trial, Kaunietis pleaded guilty to damaging property at Dublin Airport Terminal 1, causing damage exceeding 9,400 euros.
The man was sentenced to one year in prison, and in addition, he was banned from flying with Ryanair for the next ten years.
He had no prior convictions. Kaunietis's lawyer stated in court that the client intends to return to Lithuania after his release. Before the incident, he had worked as a builder in Belfast for six weeks.
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