Sister to stand bail for O'Kane murder accused

The teenage sister of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of Aidan O’Kane month is to stand bail for him, the Children’…

The teenage sister of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of Aidan O’Kane month is to stand bail for him, the Children’s Court heard today.

Mr O'Kane (50) died in hospital on December 7th following a row with teenagers near his home at Shelmalier Road, in East Wall, Dublin 3. He was shot in the stomach in a laneway between Shelmalier Road and Bargy Road, not far from his house.

The boy, who cannot be identified because he is a juvenile, was charged at the Children's Court in Smithfield last week and remanded in custody.

Judge Bryan Smyth noted today that conditional High Court bail, set earlier this week, had stipulated "the surety in the amount of €2,000 of which the full amount is to be lodged in cash."

The boy's sister, who is in her late teens, confirmed that she was in full-time employment and had brought a bank statement to court showing that she had about €4,000 in her account.

Older bank statements were also provided indicating that she was in receipt of a regular income.
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Judge Smyth then approved her to act as the independent surety.

Judge Smyth remanded the boy for four weeks to St Patrick's Institution with consent to bail, which can be taken up when the cash surety has been lodged.