Four men deny false imprisonment and serious harm to Lunney

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The four men accused of abducting and seriously harming Kevin Lunney denied false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm at their trial, reported on 16 July 2021.

The alleged attack took place at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, Co Cavan, on 17 September 2019. The men named in the report are Alan O’Brien, Darren Redmond and Luke O’Reilly, alongside a 40-year-old man identified as YZ.

The three-judge, non-jury trial had begun seven weeks earlier. Sean Guerin SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, expected the prosecution evidence to finish the following week; the report said the defence barristers had not indicated whether they would call evidence. The court had heard evidence concerning phone contacts and locations, CCTV footage and DNA samples from a van. Further DNA evidence was expected the following week.