Bog Hotel owner in custody
by Matt Britton
The owner of the controversial Bog Hotel outside Frosses, Patsy Brogan was arrested at his home in the early hours of Tuesday morning as part of an assault probe and is currently in custody.
The arrest happened just a day after Brogan, (74) admitted that his August wedding to his Polish girlfriend, Daria Weiske (30), who shares his remote home, was most likely “off” due to a dispute with a prominent UK glossy magazine.
An eye witness to the early morning activities told this newspaper that he noticed a lot of activity around 7am Tuesday morning when a number of black cars with Dublin registrations and an official garda van arrived on the scene.
“Whatever was happening, it seemed to be thorough operation which lasted quite some time with investigating officers searching everywhere.
“I believe that laptops and mobile phones were seized and I saw the owner Patsy Brogan being taken away in a car.”
“It was like a funeral cavalcade going down the bog lane.” he said.
Daria Weiske was in their home when the garda searched it but said she was unconnected to the garda enquiries. She said that her mobile phone and laptop were taken by the investigating officers.
She added after the raid: “Patsy is not here at the moment because the garda took him away from me. It should not have happened because Patsy has done nothing wrong.”
The Garda Press Office confirmed to this newspaper yesterday afternoon that Mr Brogan is being held in custody.
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