Glen Bride, 30, of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrack in Dublin, has been charged in connection with the gruesome murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in 2020.
Gardaí announced on Friday that as part of the ongoing investigation into the January 2020 murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, they had arrested and charged a man aged in his 30s.
RTÉ News reports that Bride appeared before Dublin District Court on Friday evening after being arrested at his home on Friday afternoon.
Bride is accused of damaging a Volvo V40 car bearing false registration plates by fire for the benefit of a criminal organisation on January 15, 2020, at Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3.
The second charge alleges that from January 13-15, 2020, at Trinity Terrace, to enhance the ability of a criminal organisation to commit a serious offence, murder, Bride participated in or contributed to the transportation and disposal of body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods.
The third charge stated that over the same two-day period at locations in the State, Bride impeded the apprehension or prosecution of another person who committed the murder and knowing they were guilty of that or another offence.
Bride made no reply to the charges and has not entered a plea.
No bail application was made and Bride was remanded into custody at Mountjoy Prison.
Bride, who has been granted free legal aid, is due to appear in court again on Wednesday.
In January 2020, An Garda Síochána said Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, was last seen by his family in Drogheda, Co Louth on the evening of Sunday, January 12.
At approximately 9:55 pm on January 13, Gardaí responded to a 999 call that a bag containing human remains had been found at Moateview Drive, Priorswood, Coolock, Dublin 17.
A black Puma sports bag was recovered which contained partial human remains that were confirmed to be Keane's.
Later, at approximately 1:30 am on January 15, Gardai responded to a call from Dublin Fire Brigade stating that there was a vehicle on fire at Trinity Terrace, Dublin 3.
Further partial human remains were recovered from this vehicle. They were also confirmed to have been Keane's.
"This is a brutal and savage attack on a child and is completely unacceptable in any normal democratic society," An Garda Siochana said at the time.
"The level of violence is shocking and the investigation into the murder of Keane is being coordinated from Drogheda Garda Station.
"It is important to remember that Keane was a child, a young boy, trying to find his way in life, he has now lost his life and his family have lost their loved son and brother."
In April 2020, Robbie Lawlor, a Dublin man who was considered a suspect in the murder of the Louth teen, was shot and killed in Belfast.
On March 11, 2021, Gardaí have discovered partial skeletal remains during a search in an outdoor area close to Rathmullen Park, Drogheda as part of their investigation into the teen's murder. The remains were confirmed to be Keane's the following month.
In February 2023, two men, Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise, were jailed for facilitating the murder of the teenager.
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