A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Carer gets more time to return stolen money
A home help assistant, who stole almost €10,000 from a 92-year-old man she was caring for, has been given a further week to come up with compensation.
Fiona Mubango (26) claims she has the money in a bank draft which was being brought to court by her brother but that he was arrested on Wednesday morning for an unrelated matter and taken to Cloverhill Prison. The prison chaplain made contact with Mubango and explained the situation to her.
Judge Katherine Delahunt adjourned the case until next week and remanded Mubango in custody while the money is being tracked down.
Unlawful killing case adjourned
The man charged with a killing in Co Meath last week has had his case adjourned for a month.
Mariusz Javosz (29), Fitzherbert Wood, Navan, Co Meath, appeared before Trim District Court last week.
He is charged with the unlawful killing of David Mazur at The Glebe, Cherryvalley, Rathmolyon, Co Meath, on January 6th.
Defence solicitor Liam Keane asked the court that a Polish interpreter be provided and this request was agreed to.
Judge John Coughlan remanded Mr Javosz in custody to appear again before Cloverhill District Court on February 28th.
Cocaine courier jailed for six years
A man who acted as a courier to transport nearly €500,000 worth of cocaine from Dublin to England has received a six-year jail sentence.
David O’Keke (40), Mill Road, Colchester, England, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of 6.759kg of cocaine, concealed in a child’s seat and cereal boxes and valued at €473,158, at Dublin Port on March 9th, 2010.
Det Garda Peter Nestor told James Dwyer, prosecuting, that O’Keke had been observed as part of a surveillance operation set up by Customs and Excise at Dublin Port.
Barrister rapped over court delay
A judge has criticised a defence barrister at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court over delaying the resumption of a jury trial at hearing.
Judge Leonie Reynolds was kept waiting for over an hour by lawyer Rory Staines before she could start her charge to the jury in an assault case.
Mr Staines had been attending to another matter in a court in Dublin at the time.
The judge told him it was not good enough that he was attending to a matter in another court while his case in Wicklow Circuit Court was still in progress and reminded him he had a duty to his client to be in court.