Two men appeared in court today charged with murdering a Brazilian man in Co Kerry.
The body of Bruno Lemes De Sousa, (28), form Gort, Co Galway, was found in a bog in Listowel on Sunday.
John Paul Cawley, (19), and Wenio Rodrigues Da Silva (28), appeared before Newcastle West District Court today charged with murdering Mr De Sousa.
The two men, who have an address at Ardoughter, Ballyduff, Co Kerry, are charged with committing the murder on a date between February 16th, 2012 and March 10th, 2012 at Shronowen Bog, Tullamore, Listowel, Co Kerry.
Det Gda Shane O’Driscoll told the court he arrested Mr Da Silva, a Brazilian national, at 8.28am yesterday at Listowel Garda station. He told the court that at 9.33pm last night he charged him with murder.
“He made no rely to the charge,” Det Gda O’Driscoll told Judge Mary O’Halloran.
Insp Eamon O’Neill, Askeaton Garda dtation, requested that Mr Da Silva be remanded in custody.
Mr Da Silva’s solicitor, Pat Enright, said his client had been working as a part-time farm worker and was “not a man of means”.
Gardaí told the court Mr Cawley was also arrested yesterday and charged with murdering Mr De Sousa. The court was told that when charged with the murder, Mr Cawley told gardaí: “I’m sorry.”
Insp O’Neill requested that Mr Cawley also be remanded in custody.
Mr Cawley’s solicitor Helena O’Carroll told the court her client was “was previously in receipt of social welfare” but currently had “no income”. She applied to the court for Mr Cawley to receive prescribed medication for epilepsy while in custody.
Judge O’Halloran granted the application and remanded both accused men in custody to appear before Kilmallock District Court in Co Limerick on Friday.