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A teenager living with two people confirmed to have a coronavirus and accused of breaking Covid-19 movement restrictions was released on bail Tuesday.
Aaron Tyrell (19) of Woodhazel Close, Ballymun, Dublin, is charged with four counts of non-compliance with the Health (Preservation and Protection and Other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020. He denies the charges.
A garda told Mr. Tyrell on April 8, the day after the laws were introduced, that he could not be out of his home unnecessarily.
The defendant was also seen by Gardaí “hanging around” at the Omni Shopping Center in Santry, Dublin on April 8 and allegedly violated the law again on April 13 and 21.
Regarding the alleged crimes, the accused did not say that he was exercising or going shopping. And had no explanation to be out, the Dublin District Court previously heard.
The Superior Court heard Tuesday that two members of Mr. Tyrell’s family tested positive for Covid-19.
The defendant’s attorney, Ronan Prendergast, told the court that the places that Mr. Tyrell had visited were within the permitted distance of 2 km from his home.
Garda Keith Alford agreed with Prendergast that Gardaí had doubts and suspected that the accused had traveled outside the permitted radius of 2 km.
On Tuesday in Superior Court, Judge Mary Rose Gearty said that, given the current circumstances, the alleged crimes are very serious.
The judge said it was a matter of great concern that, on several occasions, Mr. Tyrell had allegedly violated the law and that it was a public concern.
She said that on one of the occasions she allegedly violated the law knowing the danger she posed to the public by leaving the house.
Mr. Prendergast told the judge that there were provisions at the Ballymun Garda station for the inmates on bail to sign. But the judge said he would prefer that Mr. Tyrell not sign considering the situation at his home.
She said she hoped Mr. Tyrell would not sign in the foreseeable future, but said it was not for Gardaí to tell him when he can sign. That was his responsibility.
The judge posted bail of € 200 bail and imposed a curfew on Tyrell between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. She warned him, appearing on Tuesday via a video link, that the bond would be revoked if any of the conditions were broken.
It happened within a radius of 2 km.
Garda Ross Brierly previously told the Dublin District Court that she spoke to the defendant on April 8, a day after the laws were introduced, and explained that he could not be out of his home unnecessarily.
Det Garda Gerard Malarky said he also saw the defendant on April 8 “hanging around” at the Omni Mall in Santry with another man and that they gave no reason to be in the area, he said.
He agreed with defense attorney Brian Keenan that this happened within a 2 km radius of Tyrell’s home, but added that the defendant had not given a reason to be in the area.
Det Garda Rachel Goggins told Judge Malone that on April 21 she saw the defendant on Coultry Drive, approximately 1 km from his home, and offered no explanation as to why he was there. She said she encouraged him to go home, but he did not.
Garda Brierly said that, in relation to the alleged offenses, the defendant did not say that he was exercising or going shopping and had no explanation for being out.
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