Gardaí have arrested and charged two men in relation to an aggravated burglary and a burglary at two houses in Limerick City on the 7th March, 2020.
Shortly before 4.30am, Gardaí from Henry Street received a report of a burglary at a house on Rossa Avenue. Two men had entered the house and stole a mobile phone, identification cards, a hammer and a bicycle. No person was injured during this incident.
Minutes later, Gardaí received a report of an aggravated burglary at a house off Mulgrave Street. Two men had entered the house, one of them armed with what is believed to be a hammer, and assaulted one of the occupants.
Both men then left the house having stolen jewellery and bankcards. The occupant of the house was brought to University Hospital Limerick with non-life threatening injuries and has since been discharged.
An extensive Garda investigation was carried out in relation to these two crimes. A large volume of CCTV footage was gathered from the immediate areas and Gardaí were able to identify two suspects believed to have been involved.
On the 10th March 2020, detectives from Henry Street, with the assistance of the Armed Support Unit, executed a search warrant at a house in Limerick. Two men, in their 20s and 30s, were arrested and brought to Henry Street Garda Station. They were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and have since been charged.
Both men are due to appear before Limerick District Court this morning, 12th March at 10.30am.
