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Case No. 4935Aggravated burglary · Co. Dublin · 17 Oct 2024

Man charged over aggravated burglary in Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin

A man in his 20s arrested after an aggravated burglary in Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin, has been charged. He is due before Balbriggan District Court on 18 October 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested17 Oct
    2 reports
  3. Charged17 Oct
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
24 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe offence was an aggravated burglary. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo young men were violently assaulted during a knife-point burglary at their home. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo men entered the victims' bedrooms. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe intruders stole the keys to the victims' vehicles and property from the home. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatAn aggravated burglary took place in Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin. (garda.ie)
  • whatTwo men in their 30s were assaulted during the aggravated burglary. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe keys to the victims' vehicles and property from their home were stolen. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at a residence in Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe burglary took place in Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe burglary occurred at a residence in Forest Hills, Swords. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Thursday 17 October 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident is dated 17 October 2024. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe burglary happened in the early hours of Thursday 17 October 2024. (garda.ie)
  • weaponThe intruders threatened the two men with knives. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponTwo men entered the rooms and threatened the victims with knives. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí responded immediately and officers from Swords, Coolock and Malahide searched the area. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationOne man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene and detained at a Garda station in North Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie, garda.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 20s was arrested following the burglary. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí from Swords, Coolock and Malahide searched the area. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested one man, aged in his 20s, at the scene. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before Balbriggan District Court on 18 October 2024. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin. (garda.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 17 Oct2024
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Arrest: Aggravated Burglary, Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin. 17th October, 2024.

    First report of the incident. Gives the arrest of one man in his 20s at the scene and his detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

    victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 20s, male
  2. 17 Oct2024
    Chargedgarda.ie, first report
    Court Appearance: Aggravated Burglary, Forest Hills, Swords, Dublin, 17th October, 2024.

    Garda press release: the man arrested on 17 October has been charged and is due before Balbriggan District Court on 18 October 2024. No other existing case matches this incident.

    accused, 20s, male
  3. 17 Oct2024
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Two men attacked in their bedrooms during terrifying Dublin knife-point burglary

    First report of the incident. Adds details of the assault, the theft of car keys and property, the arrest of one man in his 20s at the scene, and the Garda response.

    victim, 30s, malevictim, 30s, malesuspect, 20s, male