ALWAYS beware an Irishman speaking with an American accent.

Gardaí said the alleged kidnapping of a property developer was a “very bizarre” case and they were struggling to get their heads around it.

A wealthy businessman found wandering a lonely border road in a barefoot and dishevelled condition last Tuesday is to face formal questioning by gardaí later this week about his mysterious disappearance.

Gardaí are desperately trying to build up a picture of the gang suspected of kidnapping businessman Kevin Michael McGeever.

The woman who found missing property developer Kevin Michael McGeever said he was so thin and bearded that he reminded her of a member of an Indian caste.