Three people have appeared in court charged in connection with a serious assault in Monaghan town earlier this week, in which a man was critically injured.
Jason Maughan, 25, and his 23-year-old brother Stephen Maughan, both of Mullaghmat, Monaghan town are charged with assault causing harm on Park Road in Monaghan town on Tuesday.
Molly Roberts, 21, of Lakeview, Enagh, Co Monaghan is also charged with the same offence.
Cavan District Court was told this morning that the injured party, a man in his 40s, is alleged to have been assaulted with a steel baseball bat following an earlier verbal altercation.
The court heard that this man remains in an induced coma in ICU at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
Detective Sergeant Ciara Hayes of Monaghan Garda Station told the court that she was objecting to bail for all three of the accused given the seriousness of the charges and the strength of the evidence against them.
Det Sgt Hayes also told the court that further charges are expected when a medical report has been completed.
The court heard that Jason and Stephen Maughan voluntarily presented themselves at Monaghan Garda Station the morning after the alleged assault.
Ms Roberts was later arrested and her car siezed after dropping personal belongings to the garda station for the two brothers.
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
Judge Raymond Finnegan remanded both brothers in custody to appear before Monaghan District Court on Monday via video-link for the directions of the DPP.
Ms Roberts was remanded in custody with consent to bail on her own bond of €100 and a court-approved independent surety of €2,500.
She must also obey a number of strict bail conditions, including that she has no contact with her co-accused, resides at a specific address and signs on twice daily at Monaghan Garda Station.
Ms Roberts is also due to reappear before Monaghan District Court on Monday.
