Brothers target elderly in Co Kerry, court told

Two brothers from Rathkeale, Co Limerick, who gardaí claim “target the elderly” in Kerry, appeared before a sitting of Tralee District Court yesterday.

They were arrested in Fenit on Tuesday night after allegedly targetting an 81-year-old man who lives alone outside the Co Kerry village, the court heard.

They drove to his home and entered it by force, Det Garda John Alfred maintained. They tried to force him to sign a blank cheque, he also alleged.