Man recaptured after six hours following bathroom window escape from Limerick court

Man was before the court on an assault charge under Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act

Sources told the Irish Examiner the man escaped through a bathroom window at Newcastle West’s District Court. File picture: Dan Linehan.

A man in his 20s who escaped from custody through a bathroom window at Newcastle West District Court on Tuesday has been recaptured after six hours on the run.

The man, who was before the court on an assault charge under Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, escaped shortly after appearing before the court in Limerick.