A property tycoon charged with falsely alleging he was kidnapped and held hostage after he vanished for eight months cannot afford to post bail, a court has been told.

Property tycoon, Kevin McGeever, charged with falsely alleging he was kidnapped and held hostage after he vanished for eight months cannot afford to post bail, a court has been told.

A property tycoon who vanished for eight months has appeared in court charged with making false allegations he had been kidnapped and held hostage.