Brothers beat sibling over ‘marriage’

FOUR brothers savagely beat up their younger brother in the back of a car after he refused to take part in an arranged marriage, but avoided jail with a payment to charity.

Brothers beat sibling over ‘marriage’

Johnny McDonagh fled his Co Donegal home in 2009 after his family arranged a marriage for him.

However, four of his brothers — Thomas, Martin, Michael and Terence — followed him to Kilkenny to take him home. During the journey home, Johnny, who was aged 17 at the time, was attacked by two brothers in the back of the car.

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