Court hears accused man set pit bull on gardaí
Updated / Thursday, 14 Jan 2021
14:50
The dog was shot and fatally injured when gardaí came to search Michael McDonagh s home
A 22-year-old Dublin man accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies set his pit bull terrier on gardaí when they raided his home, a court has heard.
Michael McDonagh, from Emmet Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8, was refused bail after he was charged with three robberies in a 24-hour period at shops in his own locality.
His dog was shot and fatally injured when gardaí came to search his home.
Mr McDonagh made no reply when charged, Detective Garda William Wright told Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court.