I am a pacifist , says Cork man after it took six guards to arrest him
Sergeant Gearóid Davis put it to the accused that he had violently resisted arrest.
Liam Heylin
A Cork man who took six guards to arrest him insisted he is a pacifist.
The 29-year-old man accused of obstructing gardaí appeared at Cork District Court by video link from prison after an objection to bail based on an allegation that he was a danger to gardaí.
Garda Ken O’Brien testified that it took six gardaí to arrest Eric Geaney of no fixed address. Geaney insisted he is a pacifist.
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Search By Live95 News Team via Getty Images A man from County Limerick appeared in court again today in connection with the murder of a woman in North Cork.
Michael Leonard from Hillcrest, Glenosheen, Kilmallock, made his second appearance in court today in connection to the death of 72 year old Mary O Keeffe from Dromahane in North Cork.
The 62-year-old man was charged last Sunday with the murder of Ms O Keeffe at Dromdeer East, Doneraile, when he appeared at a special sitting of Fermoy District Court.
The body of the mother of three was discovered in a burning car in a wooded area outside Doneraile on February 4th.
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Man appears in court charged with murder of pensioner Mary O’Keeffe whose body was found in burning car in Co Cork
Ann Mooney
Updated: 16 Feb 2021, 20:30
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a pensioner whose body was found in a burning car last week.
Michael Leonard, from Glenosheen, Hillcrest, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court today charged with murdering 72-year-old Mary O’Keeffe at Dromdeer, Doneraile, Co Cork.
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The body of Mary O Keefe was found in a burning car
Detective Garda James O’Shea gave evidence of arresting Leonard, 62, in Fermoy Garda Station at 11.33pm on Saturday.
Limerick man charged with murder of pensioner who was found dead in burning car in Co Cork
The body of Mary O’Keeffe was found in a burning car in Doneraile earlier this week
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