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Dubravko Ostojic appeared at Galway District Court charged with the murder of his mother, Milena Ostojic, at their shared home in Ballybrit, Galway. He had previously been charged with seriously assaulting her, but that charge was withdrawn on the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions, who directed trial by indictment at the Central Criminal Court.
Dubravko Ostojic had at first been charged with assault causing harm but now faces a murder charge. Photograph: Alan Betson Court stock image Dubravko Ostojic was previously charged with seriously assaulting Milena Ostojic at a house they shared at 52 Claí Mór, Ballybrit, Galway.
At Galway District Court on Wednesday, Det Garda Gerry Carroll gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution of the accused.
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He said an application for free legal aid would be parked until the solicitors’ dispute over fees is resolved. Garda Sgt Claire Heneghan told the court the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed trial by indictment in the Central Criminal Court. She said the DPP had also directed the withdrawal of a Section 3 assault causing harm offence, which the defendant had been charged with last April.
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