'I’m sorry, it was a joke': 20 year old charged with false imprisonment of woman in 60s

A 20-year-old man charged with false imprisonment and attacking a pensioner in her late sixties in Dublin said “I’m sorry, it was a joke that went wrong”, a court has heard.

Gardai commenced an investigation following reports of an attempted abduction of the woman, 69, by allegedly forcing her into the boot of a car.