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23/01/2007
Kidnap suspects remanded after being recaptured
Two men who went on the run after being charge with kidnapping a renegade republican, have appeared in court in Belfast today after being recaptured by police.
Gerard McCrory, 34, from Dermott Hill Road, Belfast, and Thomas Tolan, 35, from Ballymurphy Parade, Belfast, abducted Bobby Tohill from a bar in the Castle Street area of Belfast in 2004.
Mr Tohill was bundled in to the back of a van by four men and after the incident was captured on a security video, police intervened and the van was stopped after colliding with a PSNI vehicle in the nearby Millfield area.
All four of the men were taken to court last year, however they were released on bail after pleading guilty to the charge of kidnapping. On release they all absconded.
Mr Tolan and Mr McCrory were were arrested on the A1 in Hillsborough yesterday and appeared before Belfast Crown Court this morning.
Harry Fitzsimons, 37, from the Spamount Street area of Belfast and Liam Rainey, 33, from New Barnsley Crescent, still remain at large.
Mr Tolan and Mr McCrory were remanded in custody and are due to be sentenced on February 2.
(EF)
Gerard McCrory, 34, from Dermott Hill Road, Belfast, and Thomas Tolan, 35, from Ballymurphy Parade, Belfast, abducted Bobby Tohill from a bar in the Castle Street area of Belfast in 2004.
Mr Tohill was bundled in to the back of a van by four men and after the incident was captured on a security video, police intervened and the van was stopped after colliding with a PSNI vehicle in the nearby Millfield area.
All four of the men were taken to court last year, however they were released on bail after pleading guilty to the charge of kidnapping. On release they all absconded.
Mr Tolan and Mr McCrory were were arrested on the A1 in Hillsborough yesterday and appeared before Belfast Crown Court this morning.
Harry Fitzsimons, 37, from the Spamount Street area of Belfast and Liam Rainey, 33, from New Barnsley Crescent, still remain at large.
Mr Tolan and Mr McCrory were remanded in custody and are due to be sentenced on February 2.
(EF)
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