Inside the house, Harton produced a hand gun, which his ex-wife recognised as an imitation firearm that belonged to her son, who collected war memorabilia. At one point, Ms Harton told him: “Do your worst. Ms Harton screamed at them that the gun was a fake, but Harton told her he had recovered parts for the firearm and it was now functioning. During the stand-off, Harton swallowed a large number of pills and took two lines of cocaine, the court heard. The court heard Harton was in custody for a month after the incident, before he was released on bail.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2018 17:26 UTC