Strokestown attack accused challenges mobile phone evidence — Boyle

Four men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an assault at a repossessed farmhouse near Strokestown, County Roscommon on December 16, 2018. Patrick Sweeney, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne and David Lawlor each face 17 charges including false imprisonment, assault causing harm, aggravated burglary and arson. On day 16 of the trial, Detective Sergeant Shane Killeen testified…

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Lawyers for one of the men accused of taking part in assaults at a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon has challenged the evidence that two mobile phones were taken from the accused's home. At around 5am on December 16, 2018, a group of approximately 30 armed men, some wearing balaclavas, arrived at