John Sweetman
speaker
14,352 appearances
33 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 22 Sep
John Sweetman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Appearances
What they didn't know was how serious it really was.
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They didn't know about the criminal events that had already unfolded a few miles away in Ballybuffet.
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But John knew.
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The moment he saw the guardee arrive, he bolted.
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He disappeared into the darkness, setting off a frantic pursuit through the streets of Lifford.
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Officers followed on foot and by car, eventually catching up with him near Lifford Bridge.
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There John stopped.
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Across the River Foyle lay Strabane and Northern Ireland, just a short distance away but a different jurisdiction entirely.
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But instead of crossing, he climbed onto the bridge and stood above the black water below.
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Gardaí watched anxiously as he threatened to jump.
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What they saw was a distraught young man talking about ending his life, and they were determined to prevent it.
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For more than an hour they negotiated with him.
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John eventually presented them with a condition.
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He wanted to see Anne.
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More specifically, he wanted to be driven to her house so that he could speak to her face to face.
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The officers tried to persuade him otherwise.
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John wouldn't budge.
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The standoff dragged on into the night.
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Faced with what they believed was an immediate risk of suicide and desperate to bring the situation to a peaceful conclusion, the Gardaí made a decision.
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They agreed to his demands.
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