Burglar stabbed man eight times

Members of a Polish family in Tralee suffered terrible consequences when they intercepted a burglar of Russian origin, a sentencing hearing was told.

Brian Keane, of no fixed abode, had admitted assault causing harm to Kamil Fital, aged 47, at Woodbrook Lawn, and with the same offence in connection with Hubert Fital then aged 17 , on November 11, 2014.

At about 5.25am, the Fital family, comprising four children and their parents, were asleep in their home at Monavalley. The mother woken by a noise became aware someone was rifling trough the glove compartment of the family car.