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image captionFabricio (left) and Patrick Hovarth (right) went missing on Friday evening
The father of two missing boys from north Belfast has claimed they were with a trusted friend , a court heard on Thursday.
Police said Patrick Hovarth, 27, has refused to disclose the whereabouts of the brothers, who may have been taken across the border.
His sons, five-year-old Patrick junior and eight-year-old Fabricio, have not been seen for nearly a week.
Mr Hovarth is charged in connection with their disappearance.
The Slovakian national has an address at Rutherglen Street in the city.
He appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court to face two counts of keeping a child away from the responsible person, namely social services.
Missing north Belfast boys are with trusted friend, says father Five-year-old Patrick Hovarth and brother Fabricio (8) were last seen in north Belfast on Friday getting into a black car in the Limestone Road area. 20 May, 2021 14:43
The father of two missing boys from north Belfast claimed they were with a trusted friend , a court heard today.
Police said Patrick Hovarth, 27, has refused to disclose the whereabouts of the brothers who may have been taken across the border.
His sons, five-year-old Patrick junior and eight-year-old Fabricio, have not been seen for nearly a week.
Hovarth, a Slovakian national with an address at Rutherglen Street in the city, is charged in connection with their disappearance.
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Fabricio Hovarth and his brother Patrick (Image: PSNI)
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The father of two missing boys from North Belfast claimed they were with a “trusted friend”, a court heard today.
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