Nenagh District Court heard that Hasan Ali Gori, who was living in a tent at wetlands in Limerick City, told the Garda who charged him with the killing of Josephine 'Josie' Ray: “I know nothing, sir.”

A 31-year-old man appeared before Nenagh District Court charged with assault and burglary in relation to the incident.

The man and a teenage girl were arrested when gardaí stopped a vehicle on the southside of the city, which contained large packages of cocaine.