Judge refuses to strike out assault charges against Kerry landlords during Cork eviction

Father and son charged with trespass, assault and attempted theft of a phone when they allegedly ejected tenants from a house

Daniel Lynch and his son Donal at Cork District Court for a previous hearing last May. Picture: Larry Cummins

A criminal case arising out a landlord/tenant issue was put back until November 7 as the judge agreed to a defence application for an adjournment because they were “wrongfooted” by a prosecution omission in relation to a procedural matter.

A Kerry man and his adult son who own a house believed there would be a successful application to strike out assault charges and that they would only have to face trespass charges, their solicitor Joseph Cuddigan said on Tuesday.