Charges dropped against man accused of taking part in 'tiger kidnap' of family in Co Louth

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped all charges against a man accused of taking part in the “tiger kidnap” of a family in 2011.

Jonathan Gill (37) was accused of kidnapping a Drogheda postal worker, his partner and their 10-week-old baby daughter before robbing €660,000 from the man's workplace. He denied all the charges.