Cork kidnapping trial continues

Katie O’Donovan was knocked to the floor by two raiders as she opened the door of her home in Rochestown and she looked around to see one of them going up the stairs with a revolver to where her four children lay sleeping, a jury was told this afternoon.

Mrs O’Donovan gave evidence yesterday at the trial of Gerard Clarke, 35, of 2 St. John’s Terrace, Upper John Street, Cork, who faces two charges of possessing firearms, two of falsely imprisoning the couple and one of making a threat to kill or cause serious harm to Gary O’Donovan at 7 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown, Cork, on May 2 and 3.