Man accused of carjacking Porsche that has been written off refused bail

The owner of the sports car told gardaí that the accused 'motioned with his fist' which left him 'in fear for his life'

The court heard the Porsche 911 had significant damage and “may well be written off”. File picture: Dan Linehan

A 21-year-old man allegedly “dragged” the owner of a Porsche 911 from his sports car in south Dublin before it was driven erratically around the city and crashed, a court heard.

Cillian Rafferty of Easton Row, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, was arrested on Tuesday night after being found in a crashed 2010-reg Porsche taken in a suspected carjacking at Northbrook Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. The €60,000 Porsche lost a wheel in the city centre, hit other cars and suffered extensive damage after coming to a halt in Palmerstown.