07-05-2025
Upskirter 'took his own life in B&B' after CCTV of incident released by cops
Investigators have closed the case after identifying the man caught on CCTV following a young woman.
A man identified by police as being involved in an 'upskirting' incident has taken his own life after CCTV images were released in an appeal for information.
Cops are understood to have identified the suspect involved in the incident, which took place eight months ago when security cameras captured footage of a man following a young woman in the MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland before using his phone in an attempt to take a photo up the victim's skirt.
The incident occurred at around 8.55 pm on Wednesday, September 11 last year and Gardaí received very few tips or information, and nobody came forward to identify themselves, reports Cork Beo.
It's understood that within days of a widespread appeal for information in January, the man took his own life at a B&B in Cork city. Radio producer Paul Byrne told The Opinion Line with PJ Coogan on 96FM this morning that Gardaí say the man, who lived outside the city but had been working in Cork, checked into a B&B under a false name and did not show up for breakfast.
When the B&B owners grew worried, they entered his room that evening where the man was discovered dead in a bathroom. Gardaí were alerted and he was identified as being the suspected upskirter and the case was closed.
A Garda spokesperson told CorkBeo: "The suspect related to this investigation has been identified. Gardaí would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance. The investigation is now closed."
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In January this year, Garda Greg Freegrove appeared on Crimecall in a public appeal for information on the incident. CCTV was shown of a man on Harley's Street, a pedestrianised street between MacCurtain Street and St Patrick's Quay.
He said: "the suspect is seen following a young woman in the MacCurtain Street area of the city, as they get to the top of the street the man leans forward with his phone in his right hand in an apparent attempt to record an image."
Garda Freegrove said that the woman - who is obscured in the footage - noticed the man with his phone and confronted him. The CCTV footage then shows him running in the opposite direction.
'Upskirting' or taking intimate images without the victim's consent has been illegal since 2021 when it was signed into law with revenge pornography legislation.
Sharing, recording, distributing or publishing intimate images without the permission of the person featured in the images is an offence. The most serious offenders face up to seven years in prison.
