Man in court again over murder of JCB driver whose body parts were found in Co Kildare

A MAN charged with the murder of Kenneth O'Brien, whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase in a canal in Co Kildare appeared in court yesterday.

Paul Wells, aged 48, from Finglas, Dublin, will face his next hearing on March 30 at Cloverhill District Court.

JCB driver O'Brien, 33, of Clondalkin, west Dublin, was reported missing on January 15 after he left his home, telling family he was going to work.

The following day his torso was found in a suitcase floating in the Grand Canal in Ardclough.

Gardai carried out searches resulting in other body parts being found in Sallins. A pond was also probed in the Curragh.

Last month Wells was charged with the murder of O'Brien on or about January 15-16, allegedly at the defendant's address.

He was further remanded in custody by Judge Victor Blake.