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Trial opens of Lettermore man charged with threatening to kill his brother
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The trial of a Lettermore man charged with threatening to kill his brother while brandishing a hay fork and a knife, began before a jury at Galway Circuit Criminal Court this afternoon.
43 year old Joe Joyce, from Tiernee, pleaded not guilty to threatening to kill or cause serious harm to his brother, 50 year old Padraig Joyce, at his home in Tiernee on December 10, last year.
Opening the trial to the jury this evening, prosecuting barrister, Conor Fahy said the background to the case was a family dispute.
Judge Rory McCabe then sent the jury home for the night.
The trial will resume again tomorrow morning.