A DAIRY farmer in Bruree has been fined after an incident which resulted in the death of a roofing contractor. Judge Patricia Harney imposed a fine of &eu.
The driver agreed but at some point in the journey, the passenger threatened the driver with a knife and demanded to be driven to Portlaoise.
As the car approached a petrol station in Portlaoise, the driver managed to jump from the car, receiving minor injuries which did not require medical treatment at the time.
The driver immediately reported the matter to Gardaí and following an investigation a man was arrested in Tallaght shortly after 9pm.
He was brought to Roxboro Road Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged.
He is due to appear before Kilmallock District Court on Tuesday evening at 5pm.
Portlaoise at the centre of terrifying car hijacking ordeal
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Portlaoise was at the centre of a terrifying ordeal for a Limerick motorist who was forced to drive his car at knifepoint to the Laois town this week.
Gardaí issued a statement about the incident which began in Limerick and ended in Tallaght via Portlaoise. At around 5pm, a man was sitting in his car in the O’Malley Park area of Limerick when he was asked for a lift by a man, which he agreed to. At some stage during the journey the passenger threatened the driver with what is believed to be a knife and demanded he drive him to Portlaoise.
Gardaà followed the car at a safe distance and observed it travelling at high speed and crossing onto the wrong side of the road multiple times.
The car was eventually involved in a single vehicle collision at a roundabout in Raheen Industrial Estate in Limerick.
The driver, a man in his 20s, was arrested at the scene and was brought to Roxboro Road Garda Station.
He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and has since been charged. He is due to appear before Kilmallock District Court on Tuesday evening at 5pm.
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