Judge orders investigation into Hassan trial no-show

Judge Frank O'Donnell has called for an investigation into why a man did not answer his witness summons at a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of his brother-in-law who was charged with threatening to kill his wife.

Mr Ahmad Elsayed, the husband of Ms Rawaa Hassan's, was due to act as a witness in the trial of Hassan Hassan (aged 38) of Rivervalley Close, Swords last month, but failed to answer his summons.