‘Abductee’ is held for waste of police time

An IRISH property developer who was allegedly kidnapped and held for eight months has been held in custody on suspicion of wasting police time.

Kevin McGeever was emaciated and disorientated when found wandering barefoot on the side of the road near the Cavan-Leitrim border on 29 January this year.

The 68-year-old former tycoon was arrested at his Craughwell home in Co Galway on Thursday and held under section four of the Criminal Justice Act 1994, which contains provisions for wasting police time and making false allegations.