24-hour protection for intimidated witness in Collopy case

A FORMER associate of a well-known Limerick family, along with his wife and children, are living under 24/7 Garda protection, a Circuit Court heard yesterday.

24-hour protection for intimidated witness in Collopy case
Wed, 02 Feb, 2011 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Brian Collopy was last month found guilty by a jury at Limerick Circuit Court of trying to obstruct and pervert the course of justice by putting a witness, William Moran, in fear.

The case was put back until yesterday for sentence.

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