Hospital arrangements made for 'flagrantly unwell' man accused of St Patrick's Day disturbance in Cork
The case against Mbuku Desire who was living at an apartment at Clonliffe Road, Dublin, came to light arising out of a report of him causing a disturbance at Little Island on St Patrick's Day.
On the application of Sergeant Gearóid Davis, Judge Mary Dorgan remanded the defendant in custody with consent to bail to July 31 for update in relation to the defendant's treatment and for an updated psychiatric report.
It was previously alleged that gardaí were attempting to arrest a man on the busy platform of Little Island's railway station on March 17 when he ran through the crowd to get away from them.
Garda Mary Gallagher charged 36-year-old Mbuku Desire with engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace.
Garda Gallagher said the alleged incident occurred at Little Island train station at Kilcoolishal, Glounthaune, County Cork, on St Patrick's Day. It was alleged that he ran along the railway platform at a time when it was busy with a lot of families out for the parades and celebrations.
As well as the public order charge the defendant was charged under the Immigration Act with failing to produce on demand to a member of An Garda Síochána a valid passport or other equivalent document establishing his identity and nationality.
Shane Collins-Daly, solicitor, said the defendant is a national of the Republic of Congo.
Advanced nurse practitioner from the forensic psychiatric team at Clover Hill Prison, Philip Hickey, testified last month in relation to therapeutic bail when a person is stuck in the prison system with a mental disorder.
The nature of such bail is that a person is brought by prison staff to a centre approved under the Mental Health Act as soon as a bed becomes available and is then returned by prison staff to prison following his treatment. In the present case, the availability of a bed is still awaited.
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Hospital arrangements made for 'flagrantly unwell' man accused of St Patrick's Day disturbance in Cork
A 36-year-old man who was described as 'flagrantly unwell' had his case adjourned again on Monday for arrangements to be made for his admission for hospital treatment. The case against Mbuku Desire who was living at an apartment at Clonliffe Road, Dublin, came to light arising out of a report of him causing a disturbance at Little Island on St Patrick's Day. On the application of Sergeant Gearóid Davis, Judge Mary Dorgan remanded the defendant in custody with consent to bail to July 31 for update in relation to the defendant's treatment and for an updated psychiatric report. It was previously alleged that gardaí were attempting to arrest a man on the busy platform of Little Island's railway station on March 17 when he ran through the crowd to get away from them. Garda Mary Gallagher charged 36-year-old Mbuku Desire with engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace. Garda Gallagher said the alleged incident occurred at Little Island train station at Kilcoolishal, Glounthaune, County Cork, on St Patrick's Day. It was alleged that he ran along the railway platform at a time when it was busy with a lot of families out for the parades and celebrations. As well as the public order charge the defendant was charged under the Immigration Act with failing to produce on demand to a member of An Garda Síochána a valid passport or other equivalent document establishing his identity and nationality. Shane Collins-Daly, solicitor, said the defendant is a national of the Republic of Congo. Advanced nurse practitioner from the forensic psychiatric team at Clover Hill Prison, Philip Hickey, testified last month in relation to therapeutic bail when a person is stuck in the prison system with a mental disorder. The nature of such bail is that a person is brought by prison staff to a centre approved under the Mental Health Act as soon as a bed becomes available and is then returned by prison staff to prison following his treatment. In the present case, the availability of a bed is still awaited.
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