Witness feared being beaten by ex’s brother

A woman has told the Special Criminal Court she could not tell her ex-boyfriend about threats made against her life for fear of being beaten up by his brother.

Key prosecution witness April Collins, aged 24, was in her second day of cross-examination in the trial of brothers Wayne Dundon, aged 33, and John Dundon, aged 29.

Wayne Dundon, of Lenihan Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, has pleaded not guilty to five counts relating to threatening to kill Alice Collins and her children Gareth, Jimmy and April, as well as two counts of obstructing the course of justice at addresses in Limerick City between Sept 2010 and Mar 2011.