Woman in Boston triggered missing person alert here

A woman in Boston triggered a missing person alert here — and a Limerick pensioner, her father, was found in a car near Portlaoise, claiming he had been held captive for days by his son, a court has heard.

James O’Connor, aged 40, of Lord Edward St, Limerick, faces charges of false imprisonment of his father, Jimmy O’Connor, aged 70, of the same address, on dates between May 19 and June 2 and with stealing his credit union savings and pension money, totalling €8,150.

Darach McCarthy, defending, applied for bail before Judge Mary Larkin at Limerick District Court.