Uncle and nephew trapped council officials in Garda car, Fermoy court hears

Officials were attempting to serve a summons for unpaid rent

The two men appeared before the court in Fermoy, where they were sentenced to community service. File Picture: Richard Mills.

An uncle and nephew trapped two council officials in a Garda car when they attempted to serve them with a summons for unpaid rent, a recent sitting of Fermoy District Court was told.

Sgt Linda O’Leary told the court that on the morning of February 7, 2023, two female officials from Cork County Council along with an accompanying garda went to Stag Park in Mitchelstown, Co Cork with the intention of serving a summons for non-payment of rent on uncle and nephew John O’Connor, 49, and John Paul O’Connor, 44, of 4 Limerick Road, Kildorrery, Co. Cork.