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| Barefoot tycoon arrested in Ireland on suspicion of wasting police time | Barefoot tycoon arrested in Ireland on suspicion of wasting police time |
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| A one-time multimillionaire Irish property tycoon who turned up at a police station highly emaciated and barefoot has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police time. | A one-time multimillionaire Irish property tycoon who turned up at a police station highly emaciated and barefoot has been arrested on suspicion of wasting police time. |
| Kevin McGeever has been detained by Garda detectives investigating his alleged abduction at gunpoint and disappearance eight months ago near his home in County Galway. | Kevin McGeever has been detained by Garda detectives investigating his alleged abduction at gunpoint and disappearance eight months ago near his home in County Galway. |
| When he turned up in January on a country road in County Leitrim the 68-year-old had what appeared to be the word "thief" etched into his forehead. | When he turned up in January on a country road in County Leitrim the 68-year-old had what appeared to be the word "thief" etched into his forehead. |
| However, since his reappearance McGeever has refused to co-operate with the Garda Síochána and only went public about his ordeal in a sparsely detailed statement to a Sunday newspaper. | However, since his reappearance McGeever has refused to co-operate with the Garda Síochána and only went public about his ordeal in a sparsely detailed statement to a Sunday newspaper. |
| A Garda spokesman confirmed detectives investigating the alleged abduction had arrested a 68-year-old man. | A Garda spokesman confirmed detectives investigating the alleged abduction had arrested a 68-year-old man. |
| It is understood that McGeever was arrested at his home in Craughwell, County Galway on Thursday and held under section four of the Criminal Justice Act 1994, which contains provisions for wasting Garda time and making false allegations. | It is understood that McGeever was arrested at his home in Craughwell, County Galway on Thursday and held under section four of the Criminal Justice Act 1994, which contains provisions for wasting Garda time and making false allegations. |
| McGeever had been reported missing last June by his partner who reported that he was kidnapped at gunpoint from his luxury gated mansion. | McGeever had been reported missing last June by his partner who reported that he was kidnapped at gunpoint from his luxury gated mansion. |
| When a local couple found him in January he told them he did not know which country he was in, the time, day or the month. | When a local couple found him in January he told them he did not know which country he was in, the time, day or the month. |
| Detectives have been exploring a theory that McGeever was released from captivity just days after the killing of Garda Adrian Donohoe during a botched armed robbery in County Louth. They have been investigating the theory that his captors, expecting a nationwide hunt for the gang behind the killers, may have feared their safe houses and hiding places might be raided by the Republic's security forces. | Detectives have been exploring a theory that McGeever was released from captivity just days after the killing of Garda Adrian Donohoe during a botched armed robbery in County Louth. They have been investigating the theory that his captors, expecting a nationwide hunt for the gang behind the killers, may have feared their safe houses and hiding places might be raided by the Republic's security forces. |
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