A man charged with causing tens of thousands of euros worth of damage to Athlone Garda Station, and a number of patrol vehicles parked outside, is due to reappear before Mullingar Circuit Court later this month. The court has been told there's "a background of mental illness" to the case. 38-year-old Adil Muhammad, of no fixed abode, appeared in custody before Judge Keenan Johnson as a new mention, having received the book of evidence just a week earlier at Athlone District Court. Barrister Michael Cooney, on behalf of the accused, requested a short adjournment, stating there was "a background of mental illness" to the case.
Mr Muhammad is charged with causing damage to a white Hyundai Kona patrol car belonging to An Garda Síochána by smashing a beer keg through the back windscreen of the vehicle on January 25, 2026 at Athlone Garda Station. Further charges relate to the smashing of the windscreen of a Garda patrol van with the same beer keg, and damage to the front doors, granite counter top and glass window of the front office of the Garda station, again with a beer keg. An estimate of the cost of the damage caused to the Garda Station itself came in at just under €23,000. Judge Johnson proceeded to remand Mr Muhammad in custody to May 21.
