Accused ‘may have been victim of robbery’

THE trial of two men accused of taking part in a tiger raid has heard one of the accused may have been the victim of a robbery a year earlier.

David Byrne, aged 39, of Old Brazeel Way, Knocksedan, Swords, and Niall Byrne, aged 29, of Crumlin Road Flats, Crumlin Rd, have both pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to falsely imprisoning the Richardson family at Ashcroft, Raheny, on March 13 and 14, 2005, and one count of robbery.

They have also pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.3 million on the same date.