Couple face false imprisonment of pensioner claims

A young Co Clare couple yesterday appeared in court charged in connection with the alleged blackmail and false imprisonment of a pensioner who was living by himself at the time.

At Ennis District Court yesterday, Jonathan Kenny, aged 25, of Elm Drive, Kilrush and his girlfriend, Marie Linnane, 19, of Griffin Road, Kilrush both appeared in connection with the alleged blackmail and false imprisonment of 65-year-old Paddy Quane at his Kilrush home on two separate dates last November.

Both are charged with the false imprisonment of the retired fisherman in the west Clare town of Kilrush on November 14 and November 19 last contrary to Section 15 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.