Gardaí found missing man 'crying and in his slippers', court hears, as son gets bail

A man charged in connection with the abduction of his 80-year old father, and stealing his savings, was granted bail Tuesday, despite strenuous objections from gardaí.

A man charged in connection with the abduction of his 80-year old father, and stealing his savings, was granted bail today, despite strenuous objections from gardaí, writes David Raleigh.

Evidence during a bail hearing heard, gardaí responding to a 999 alert about a possible kidnapping, discovered missing person Jimmy O'Connor, "crying" and "in his slippers" in his son's car, approximately 125km from his Limerick home.