Gardaí disarm man brandishing hatchet and imitation shotgun during 'welfare' check

Daniel O'Toole, 62, threatened to kill gardaí during a welfare check at his north Co Dublin home

Four gardaí called to the man's home on Friday morning at about 5am to conduct a welfare check. Concerns had been raised by a family member who had received a one-word text message, 'goodbye', from him. Picture Denis Minihane

A 62-year-old man brandishing a hatchet and a realistic imitation pump-action shotgun threatened to kill gardaí during a welfare check at his north Co Dublin home, a court heard.

Daniel O'Toole, of Baron's Hall Lodge, Balbriggan, Dublin, was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning.