Man appears in court over fatal assault in Tipperary on St Stephen's Night

A MAN has been charged in connection with the death of Maciej Nowak, who was found dead at a house in County Tipperary earlier this week.

Tomasz Rozpeda, aged 27, of no fixed abode, appeared before Judge Elizabeth MacGrath at a special sitting of Nenagh District Court this Saturday evening after he was charged with assault causing harm.

Detective Garda Kevin O’Keefe told the court that he arrested and charged Mr Rozpeda on Friday at 11:48pm at Tipperary Town garda station.

Gardai applied to have the defendant remanded in custody while awaiting DPP instructions and for him to appear before the court in Nenagh on Wednesday next,  January 3. 

The court was told gardai would be objecting to any application for bail.

Solicitor Vincent McCormack, acting for the accused, said he would not be making a bail application on this occasion but may do so at a later date. 

Mr Rozpeda was assisted in court by a Polish interpreter and he was granted legal aid. 

Maciej Nowak, 32, was found dead at a house in Ballycrana, Kilross, Co. Tipperary last Wednesday and is believed to have been assaulted in the early hours of December 27.

The rental property is located close to the Tipperary/Limerick border.