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Andrew Cash further remanded in custody in connection with Tallaght murder charges

Defendant appeared before Cloverhill District Court via videolink

Andrew Cash was further remanded on Friday over the murders of twins Chelsea and Christy Cawley and their sister Lisa Cash

Tom Tuite
Fri Sep 9 2022 - 12:56

The 24-year-old man charged with the murder of his two sisters and brother in Tallaght last weekend has been further remanded in custody.

Lisa Cash (18), and her eight-year-old twin brother and sister, Christy and Chelsea Cawley, died after a violent incident at their family home in Rossfield Avenue, in the Brookfield area, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Gardaí from Tallaght station, supported by armed detectives and members of an armed support unit, responded. During a stand-off, officers used non-lethal devices to effect an arrest.

On Monday evening, gardaí charged Andrew Cash, also from Rossfield Avenue, with the three murders, and he was remanded in custody by a late special sitting of the District Court. An order was made for him to have a psychological assessment in prison.

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Mr Cash appeared on Friday morning before Judge Cephas Power at Cloverhill District Court via video link from the Midlands Prison.

He did not comment when asked to confirm his name. Judge Power noted a Garda application to further remand the accused.

Counsel for the defence indicated there was consent.

Judge Power held the defendant in continuing custody to appear again on October 6th, for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

During the previous hearing, Garda Rob Whitty gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution. He said he charged the accused with three counts of murder.

“His reply to the charge after caution was ‘no comment’ to each charge, and he was handed a true copy of each charge sheet,” Garda Whitty said.

The District Court cannot grant bail in a murder case which requires a High Court application.

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