Limerick brothers Wayne and John Dundon have been sent forward for trial to the Special Criminal Court on charges of threatening to kill a number of members of the same family.
The brothers appeared before Limerick District Court today where they were served with books of evidence in the case.
Wayne Dundon (33) of Lenihan Avenue, Limerick, is charged with threatening to kill a man at an address on Hyde Road in Limerick on September 30th, 2010, and with two counts of intimidating witnesses at Hyde Road, Limerick, on the same date.
He is also charged with threatening to kill another man at an address on Hyde Avenue on September 30th last and with threatening to kill a woman and her two children at Hyde Road on March 25th last.
John Dundon, (29), of Hyde Avenue, is charged with threatening to kill two women, a mother and daughter, at an address on Hyde Road on April 3rd-4th last.
Gda Christine Bergin gave evidence of serving the book of evidence on both men at Limerick District Court today. Insp Jerry Horan applied on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions for both accused men to be returned for trial to a sitting of a Special Criminal Court.
Insp Horan said he was making the application under Section 46 (2) of the Offences Against the State Act.
Defence Counsel Shane O’Callaghan asked that his clients be granted free legal aid and furnished the court with statements of means.
Mr O’Callaghan told the court that Wayne Dundon earns €170 per week selling horses and that John Dundon is not in receipt of any monies.
Judge Eamon O’Brien referred the question of free legal aid to the Special Criminal Court. Both men were remanded in continuing custody.
The Dundon brothers stood side by side in court yesterday and remained silent for the brief hearing.