Man charged over violent weekend Longford row fails to turn up for court
Judge issues bench warrant for suspect over incident which left woman in hospital
Judge John Hughes issued a bench warrant for the man's arrest earlier today after his non attendance at a sitting of Longford District Court.
The man, aged in his 20s, and we'll known to gardai, was arrested and charged after a row took place at Longford town's Aldi Car Park on Saturday evening.
He was later taken to Longford Garda Station and charged with a public order offence while a woman, also in her 20s, was hospitalised at Mullingar's Midland Regional Hospital as a result of the fracas.
The man was also due to face charges stemming from a similar type incident on Longford town's Main Street just four days earlier.
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