by Eoin Reynolds A man has taken the stand in his own defence to tell his murder trial that he was fighting with a pensioner – whose body was found in the waters beneath Sliabh Liag – when his former lover and co-accused hit the victim on the back of the head with a rock, […]
Deceased was alive when left at Sliabh Liag cliffs, accused told gardai
by Eoin Reynolds A MAN accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was found at the foot of Ireland’s tallest cliffs told gardai that the discovery was ironic, as the deceased “always wanted to be buried at sea”. The accused man Alan Vial (39) also told gardai that 66-year-old Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin’s body being found […]
Alleged murder victim’s blood found on rock at cliff
A rock weighing 3.5 kilograms that was found at the top of Ireland’s tallest cliffs contained hundreds of hairs and was heavily bloodstained with DNA matching that of a pensioner who had his skull broken in and was allegedly thrown into the sea, a jury has heard. Dr Conor Young of Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) […]