A MAN charged with the serious assault of another man is due to be served with a book of evidence at the next sitting of Limerick District Court.
25-year-old Sean Herbert, with an address at Dromin, Ballyhahill, and currently on bail, is charged with a Section 3 Assault of a man on the Ballinacurra Road on July 12, 2009, as well as the possession of a hammer on the same date.
The State sought an adjournment for a number of weeks, but defence counsel objected, stating that the matter had been dragging on in court.
However, Judge Eamon O’Brien adjourned the case and granted leave for an extension to the State, saying that the “DPP is very busy, big bodies move slowly and they have a lot of books to prepare”.
The matter was adjourned for one month and bail was extended on the same terms.
In a connected case arising out of the same set of circumstances, 22-year-old Kevin O’Grady, with an address at 41 Anglers Walk, Rhebogue, is also charged with a breach of section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
The matter was also put back for four weeks to accommodate the serving of documents, and bail was extended.
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