Pensioner beaten with his own walking stick during house raid

Bail denied for two men accused of holding elderly neighbour at knifepoint

Garda Erica Delaney cited the seriousness of the case as a reason for opposing their bail applications. File picture. 

Two men have been accused of attacking a frail elderly man who was allegedly held at knifepoint and beaten with his own walking stick during a house raid in Dublin.

Lee McDonnell, 29, of Colepark Green, Ballyfermot, and Alan Downey, 38, of Colepark Road, Ballyfermot, in west Dublin, were refused bail today.