English police hunt father and son in Ireland

A FATHER and son on the run from the law in England after being convicted of a savage attack may have returned to Ireland.

Stephen Hogan, aged 54, and his son, also Stephen, aged 17, are thought to have fled to escape a jail term for assaulting a youth.

Stephen Hogan Snr is originally from County Cork and police in the West Midlands suspect he may have sought refuge among family or friends at home.