A man who failed to appear as a witness at the trial in April of his brother-in-law for allegedly threatening to kill his wife has now left Ireland, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was told.

Judge Frank O'Donnell has called for an investigation into why a man did not answer his witness summons at a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of his brother-in-law who was charged with threatening to kill his wife.

A Lebanese national who was accused of threatening to kill his sister has been acquitted by direction of the trial judge after two prosecution witnesses failed to appear to give evidence.

A woman has told a jury that gardaí had fabricated a statement in which it is alleged she claimed her brother threatened to kill her at her home.

An alleged victim of a threat to kill has told a jury that she was surprised to see gardaí arrive at her house after she had a "normal conversation" with her brother, the accused, about photographs of his children.