Man appears in court charged with stealing 800-year-old Crusader head from St Michan's Church, Dublin
A 35-year-old man has been charged with burglary over the theft of the mummified head of a 800-year-old “Crusader” knight from a church in Dublin.
The break-in was discovered on February 25 when a guide about to open the church for visitors but discovered the head of the Crusader had been severed from its mummified body and was missing. This evening, Brian Bridgeman, with an address at Kings Inns Street, Dublin 1, was brought to appear before Judge Michael Walsh at Dublin District Court.The man, who has not yet indicated how he will plead, “made no reply” when charged, the court heard.
Judge Walsh asked Garda Cadden if the case related to recent matters he had read about in the newspapers. Garda Cadden confirmed it did and the court heard directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions were awaited.Legal aid was granted following an application by defence solicitor Eoin Lysaght who asked the court to set bail.
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