Trial of father accused of murdering infant son hears interview transcripts

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard interview transcripts involving a man accused of murdering his infant son. John Tighe, aged 40, from Lavallyroe in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering six-month-old Joshua Sussbier Tighe at his home on 1 June 2013. The prosecution, represented by Patrick Reynolds BL, presented transcripts of interviews conducted with the accused by gardaí both before and after his arrest. The trial is being heard before Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury comprising nine women and three men. Proceedings continued on the afternoon of the hearing.