A murder trial has heard a couple told gardaí ‘I think we found a body’ after they discovered a suitcase in the canal in Co Kildare.

A 48-year-old Dublin man charged with the murder of Kenneth O’Brien, whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in a canal, has been further remanded in custody pending the preparation of a book of evidence.

A 33-year-old man appeared in court today charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon, following a sword attack in a suburban pub.