One of four men accused of taking part in the kidnapping of a Securicor worker and his family and the robbery of the firm of €2.28m has been found guilty on day 49 of the trial.

One of four men accused of taking part in the kidnapping of a Securicor worker and his family and the robbery of the company of €2.28m has been found guilty on day 49 of the trial.

The trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family and robbing €2.28m has heard that two of the accused were “lifelong friends” and members of a horse-owning syndicate.

A detective garda has revealed he found a Burberry scarf, several mobile phones and a large amount of cash after raiding the home of an accused man in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" trial.