Three people charged in connection with events which led to the collapse of a recent murder trial have been remanded on continuing bail at Limerick District Court.
The trial collapsed when a number of witnesses denied making statements to gardaí claiming to identify Mr Liam Keane as the killer of Mr Eric Leamy (19) in August 2001.
Appearing before Judge Tom O'Donnell yesterday were Mr Roy Behan (24), St Senan's Street, St Mary's Park; Mr David Murphy (19), the Lee Estate; and Ms Amanda McNamara (20), formerly of the Lee Estate, all Limerick.
Mr Behan is accused of committing perjury while under oath as a witness in the trial of Mr Keane on November 3rd last by "knowingly and falsely swearing" that he did not see a row which led to the death of Mr Eric Leamy.
Ms McNamara is charged with committing perjury on October 30th last in the same trial by "knowingly and falsely swearing" that she did not know where she was when Mr Leamy was killed.
Mr Murphy is accused of contempt of court by "refusing to give evidence" in the same trial on October 30th last at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
Judge O'Donnell agreed to a State application to remand all three on continuing bail to Limerick District Court on December 9th next.
Mr Keane had denied the charge of murdering Mr Leamy in the Lee Estate, Limerick, on August 28th, 2001.
He walked free from the Central Criminal Court last week after the DPP ordered that a nolle prosequi be entered with his presumption of innocence still intact.