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A 23-Y EAR old Clarecastle man has been charged in connection with an alleged knife attack on a man in En- nis last week.
It is alleged that the accused, Alan Kerins, burgled a mobile phone shop and acquired a knife there. Accord- ing to the State, he then robbed a man at knifepoint, at Ardlea, on the Lim- erick Road, shortly after midnight.
Kerins, of Church Drive, Clarecas- tle, is accused of assaulting James Fenton causing him harm, at Limer- ick Road, Ennis, in the early hours of last Wednesday, June 27.
He also faces a charge of entering
RD Mobile Phones on O’Connell Street, Ennis, as a trespasser.
He is accused of handling a stolen wallet containing €90 cash and bank cards, handling four stolen mobile phones, a bluetooth headset and a display phone also on the same date.
Inspector Tom Kennedy told En- nis District Court on Thursday that it would be alleged the accused broke into the phone shop and took a number of phones and a Stanley any 8 Ker
“Then, just off the Limerick Road, Mr Fenton was walking on Ardlea Road when he was suddenly ac- costed from behind by Mr Kerins. Mr Kerins pulled a Stanley knife and
demanded that he produce his wal- let. In the course of the struggle, Mr Fenton was knocked to the ground. He had no choice but to hand over the wallet, which contained €90,” | stemncreB(em
The injured man sustained a knife injury to the abdomen which wasn’t “very serious.” He also received inju- ries to the back of the head and arm.
“The State will be seeking a remand in custody because of the seriousness of the charges and the weight of ev1- dence the State will be advancing in relation to proving those charges,” he SrHIGE
‘There is concern 1n relation to his (Kerins’s) behaviour,’ he added.
He said that Kerins had previously failed to answer bail on several oc- casions.
Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey ap- plied for bail, “on very stringent con- ditions.”
She said her client would be taking ‘‘a certain course” in relation to some OME AA oMO ERE MoKe
Judge Joseph Mangan said he was declining jurisdiction on all four charges and ordered that a book of evidence be prepared for the Circuit Colitan
He adjourned the case until later this week and ordered the State to in- form the court on the adjourned date when the book will be ready.