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Lennon has spoken about having suffered from depression since 2000.
[64]
In September 2008, Lennon was assaulted whilst in the
West End of Glasgow.
[65] His attackers were subsequently charged, convicted and jailed for two years each on 16 January 2009.
[66]
In January 2011, Lennon reached an out of court settlement with the
Bank of Ireland after a company of which he was a
director defaulted on a 3.7 million
Euro loan.
[67]
In January 2011, the
Royal Mail intercepted packages containing bullets addressed to Lennon and Celtic and
Northern Ireland players
Niall McGinn and
Paddy McCourt.
[68] In March 2011, a suspect package addressed to him was discovered in a mail depot in Saltcoats.
[69]
In March 2011, Lennon and two high-profile fans of Celtic were sent
parcel bombs. The device sent to Lennon was intercepted by the Royal Mail at a depot in
Kirkintilloch, Scotland whilst the two other devices were delivered, but treated as suspicious packages and were not opened.
[70] (See
HM Advocate v Muirhead and McKenzie.)
In response to the death threats, First Minister
Alex Salmond condemned those that "use football as a pretext for their pathetic and dangerous prejudices" and UEFA President
Michel Platini said he would fight violence and sectarianism. Former Celtic Director
Dr. Michael Kelly described the bombs and bullets as terrorism.
[71] After these threats, Lennon was subsequently put under 24-hour protection.
[72]
On 31 August 2011, a
Hearts supporter was found guilty of a breach of the peace, after running into the technical area of the football pitch, and shouting and swearing at Lennon, during a match against Celtic in Edinburgh on 11 May 2011.
[73] A further charge of assault, aggravated by religious and racial prejudice, during the same incident, was found
not proven.
[73] The media and many observers disapproved of the jury's verdict, mainly because of the admission of assault from the accused, as well as the evidence presented.
[74][75][75][76][77][78][79] The supporter was given an eight-month prison sentence.
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