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Couple released from custody after they apologise and agree to leave their home

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 1 May 2018, Mr and Mrs Gordon and Linda Smith were released from custody after apologising and agreeing to vacate their home at Hamlet Avenue, Balbriggan. The couple had been detained for contempt of court following their refusal to comply with an injunction issued by KBC Bank Ireland Plc, which had obtained a possession order for the property in 2016. KBC had sought to enforce the order in February 2018, but its security staff were forced to leave after an alleged attack. The Smiths claimed they were assaulted by armed men acting on behalf of the bank and that the bank had committed perjury. Mr Justice Tony O'Connor ruled that the couple had refused to comply with the injunction, ordered their detention at Bridewell Garda Station and directed that they be sent to Mountjoy Prison until they purged their contempt.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Couple released from custody after they apologise and agree to leave their home. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• 2018-05-01 Publication

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