Paschal Delahunty is a primary person of interest in his wife's 2007 disappearance, police said.
EMERSON - The main person of interest in the disappearance of his wife nine years ago has been ordered to leave the country or face prison time, according to a report.
Paschal Delahunty, 52, was sentenced Friday to the 388 days he has already served in jail for using false papers to obtain a New Jersey driver's license. The judge also ordered him to "self-deport" to his native Ireland within two weeks, according to northjersey.com
Liza Murphy, a 42-year-old mother of three, was last seen Aug. 19, 2007 at her Broad Street home, where she reportedly had an argument with Delahunty. She apparently walked out about 2 p.m. that day without taking any money, her cellphone, identification or prescription medication, according to investigators.
The next day, her family reported her missing.
Five days later, Delahunty stepped into traffic and was hit by a fire department vehicle in apparent suicide attempt, authorities said.
The report states that Delahunty became a permanent U.S. resident in 1990 by using the false name Joseph Murphy.
During a hearing in Hackensack on Friday, state Superior Court Judge James J. Guida ordered Delahunty to self-deport or face up to five years in state prison, according to the report.
Delahunty is not charged in Murphy's disappearance.
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