Seven face new charge over home break-in

New charges, including false imprisonment and possession of firearms, have been filed against seven men accused of “terrorising” a family during an aggravated burglary last year.

The men were in court yesterday in Cashel in relation to the original charge of aggravated burglary at the home of Mark and Emma Corcoran and their three daughters at Burnchurch, Killenaule, Co Tipperary, on November 21 last year.

The court heard each of the accused, who are from Dublin, have also been charged with false imprisonment of Mr Corcoran during the incident; possession of a shotgun and a handgun for the purposes of committing a crime; stealing a Subaru car in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny; and stealing the family’s Kia Sorrento car.