Three men charged in relation to home raids

Three men appeared yesterday at Kilmallock District Court charged in relation to armed raids and the false imprisonment of residents at three homes in Co Limerick almost four years ago.

Patrick Roche, aged 51, and his son Philip, aged 23, appeared before Judge Marian O’Leary on charges relating to the armed raids at Sunville House, Pallasgreen, and at the Creed family home where three elderly siblings were tied up on May 31, 2012.

According to gardaí, it is alleged that Patrick Roche, of Kilcornan Close, Clondalkin, was part of the gang that terrorised families in county Limerick during a burglary spree in 2012.