Man accused of assaulting grandmother who later died further remanded in custody

Accused remanded in custody for a fortnight at Cork District Court

Brian Nnamdi Ogbo appeared at Cork District Court by video link from prison.

 A 38-year-old man accused of assault causing harm to his grandmother who died in hospital two days later was asked if he would consent to a remand in custody for longer than two weeks today and he replied from prison, “zero weeks”.

Brian Nnamdi Ogbo appeared at Cork District Court by video link from prison.

Judge Mary Dorgan said that, without consent to a three or four-week remand in custody, the longest period that he could be remanded in custody was a fortnight. Shane Collins-Daly solicitor represented the accused in court.

Brian Nnamdi Ogbo is charged that on February 23 at 17 Garrydhu Drive, Kilmoney Rd, Carrigaline, Co Cork, where he was then residing, he assaulted 82-year-old Stella Nnamdi causing her harm.

Detective Garda Tom Delaney testified during the original objection to bail that this was a charge of assaulting his maternal grandmother causing her harm, and that she later died.

Det Garda Delaney said family members informed gardaí that Ogbo suffers from schizophrenia and that he allegedly produced a knife during the assault.

“It was alleged that he broke into the upstairs bathroom where his grandmother was located and that he dragged her out of the bathroom. He dragged her downstairs. She was off her feet and being dragged headfirst down the stairs and pushed out of the house.

“Nobody required hospitalisation at the time of the occurrence. However, Stella Nnamdi deteriorated and was subsequently taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital on Tuesday, February 25, and died later that afternoon,” Det Garda Delaney said.

During his application for bail the accused agreed that he did need a system of support and that he received help from his family in relation to the taking of medication for his conditions which include schizophrenia, depression and epilepsy.