Man accused of assault causing harm to his grandmother in Carrigaline refused to consent to be remanded

A man accused of assault causing harm to his grandmother who died in hospital two days later was asked if he would consent to a remand in custody for longer than two weeks today, to which he replied from prison: “Zero weeks”.

Brian Nnamdi Ogbo, aged 38, appeared at Cork District Court by video link from prison.

Judge Mary Dorgan said that without consent to a three or four-week remand in custody, the longest period that he could be remanded in custody was a fortnight. Solicitor Shane Collins-Daly represented the accused in court.

Mr Ogbo is charged that on February 23, at 17 Garrydhu Drive, Kilmoney Rd, Carrigaline, Co Cork, where he was then residing, he assaulted 82-year-old Stella Nnamdi causing her harm.

Detective Garda Tom Delaney testified during the original objection to bail that this was a charge of assaulting his maternal grandmother causing her harm, and that she later died.

Det Gda Delaney said family informed gardaí that Mr Ogbo suffers from schizophrenia and that he allegedly produced a knife during the assault.

“It was alleged that he broke into the upstairs bathroom where his grandmother was located, and that he dragged her down stairs,” said Det Gda Delaney. 

“She was off her feet and being dragged headfirst down the stairs and pushed out of the house. Nobody required hospitalisation at the time of the occurrence. However, Stella Nnamdi deteriorated and was subsequently taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital on Tuesday, February 25, and died later that afternoon.”

During his application of bail, the accused agreed that he did need a system of and that he received help from his family in relation to the taking of medication for his conditions which include schizophrenia, depression, and epilepsy.