Drug addicts subjected teen to machete ordeal, court hears

Two Artane drug addicts who subjected a teenager to a terrifying ordeal because they mistakenly believed there might be drugs in his house have been given four year sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Drug addicts subjected teen to machete ordeal, court hears

Two Artane drug addicts who subjected a teenager to a terrifying ordeal because they mistakenly believed there might be drugs in his house have been given four-year sentences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Gerard Keogh (aged 28) and Brian Treacy (aged 29) wore balaclavas and wielded weapons as they broke into the 18-year-old's family home and tried to force their lone victim into the family car they were stealing.

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