‘I’m really sorry for that man’s death’

A man told gardaí “I really am sorry for the death of that man” after he was charged with a burglary at a house in Co Limerick where a 62-year-old man died after discovering intruders at his home.

Michael Casey, aged 32, of Bay 9, Clonlong, Southill, Limerick, and his cousin David Casey, aged 20, with an address at Carragh Park, Coolock, Dublin 17, both appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday.

The men were charged with three burglary and one criminal damage offence allegedly committed at a number of addresses in east Co Limerick on August 27, including burglary at the home of John O’Donoghue at Doon, Co Limerick.