Court hears man 'threatened to break his wife's teeth' during Ballyogen house siege

A father threatened to break his wife's teeth with knuckle-dusters when he held her at gunpoint during a siege at her south Dublin home, a court has heard.

Court hears man 'threatened to break his wife's teeth' during Ballyogen house siege

A father threatened to break his wife's teeth with knuckle-dusters when he held her at gunpoint during a siege at her south Dublin home, a court has heard, writes Tom Tuite.

William Harton (40) with an address at Killinarden Estate, Tallaght, Dublin, was arrested following a four-hour stand-off with armed gardaí and negotiators at the home of his wife, Amy Harton.

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