Two men wanted for questioning as part of a probe into an alleged murder in Carlisle have appeared in court in Ireland.
Kane Hull, 28, and Liam Porter, 32, have appeared before the High Court in Dublin after being arrested in the Carracastle area of Mayo, on the western coast of the Republic of Ireland, on September 28, the Irish Independent reports.
Porter and Hull, who both have addresses in Carlisle, are wanted for questioning after a fatal attack on Ryan Kirkpatrick in Carlyle’s Court in Carlisle city centre on September 18.
Both men appeared before the Extradition Court on September 29 following a warrant for the arrest being issued by Carlisle’s magistrates’ court just two days earlier.
The court heard that Gda Caroline Hyland, of Castlebar garda station, was satisfied following her inquiries that the person brought before the court was the same Kane Hull named on the warrant.
Hull responded “no comment” when asked if he understood the summary of the offences detailed in the warrant, the court was told.
Gda Jimmy O’Brien, also of Castlebar garda station, gave evidence of arresting Liam Porter shortly after 2pm on the same day.
He told the court that, when he read the summary of the offences contained in the warrant to Porter, he replied: “Yeah I understand yeah.”
Both men were remanded in custody and will appear before the court again this month.
