Man sent for trial in case where dead pensioner was allegedly brought to Carlow post office

Declan Haughney is accused of trying to claim his deceased uncle's pension

Declan Haughney being taken from Kilkenny District Court in January after he was remanded in custody in connection with attempting to collect his dead uncle's pension in Co Carlow. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

A man charged with attempted deception at a Carlow post office has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court.

Declan Haughney, aged 40, of Pollerton Road, Carlow, allegedly took the body of his uncle, 66-year-old Peadar Doyle, to a nearby post office to claim his pension payment. Gardaí believe the pensioner was already dead when he was taken into the post office.