A man from Dublin has found himself facing charges of body part disposal and obstruction of the investigation into the homicide of teenager, Keane Mulready-Woods from Drogheda. The 17-year-old lad was last seen alive on January 12th, 2020 by his family. After his murder, his body was dismembered.
His remains were later discovered in Dublin’s Coolock area, inside a burnt vehicle in Dublin’s Trinity Terrace, and Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Co Louth.
Thirty-year-old Glen Bride from Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrack was arrested at his house just prior to 1pm on Friday and consequently charged with three offenses in front of Judge John Brennan at Dublin District Court.
Bride had been alleged to have damaged a Volvo V40 car with false number plates by fire for the advantage of criminals on January 15th, 2020 in Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3.
The second charge suggested that Bride had assisted a criminal organisation by aiding in the transport and disposal of Mulready-Woods’ dismembered body parts from January 13th to 15th, 2020 at Trinity Terrace.
The final charge alleged that during the same two-day span at unspecified locations in the state, Bride knowingly hindered the arrest or prosecution of the person who committed the murder.
Det Sgt Padraig Cleary, from Mountjoy Garda station, informed Judge Brennan that Bride didn’t respond to the charges. While Bride has yet to enter a plea, the Director of Public Prosecutions has declared the case appropriate for a trial by indictment in the non-jury Special Criminal Court.
Instructed by solicitors Tracy Horan & Company, defence counsel Garrett Casey noted that his client was not seeking bail at the current time. Mr Bride accorded to detention, however, he instructed his attorney to request that he serve his time at Mountjoy Prison rather than Cloverhill due to safety concerns. Acknowledging the request, the judge, Brennan, agreed to integrate it into the court order, with Mr Bride to appear for his next hearing on Wednesday.
The expectation is that the prosecutors will produce a book of evidence against him before a trial order is issued. Wearing a black hoodie, blue shorts and trainers, Mr Bride was brief in his responses, declining a video link appearance for his next hearing. He was granted legal aid free of charge.
Stephen Carberry (46), resident of Adair Apartments, Sandymount, Dublin 4, was previously indicted with identical charges and is presently awaiting a trial in the Special Criminal Court. The same establishment sentenced two men guilty of associated offences last year.
Gerard Cruise (50), a resident of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda got a seven-year prison term for knowingly aiding a criminal group in the homicide of Keane Mulready-Woods, at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda.
Paul Crosby (28), another resident of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, got a 10-year sentence for the same crime. In these proceedings, it was unveiled that the primary suspect of the homicide was a notorious Dublin criminal named Robert Lawlor. Lawlor, aged 36, was gunned down in Belfast in April 2020.