Ciaran Moran denies Phoenix Park murder charge

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Ciaran Moran denies murdering Gerard Donnelly in a murder trial reported on 6 May 2015. The trial concerns Donnelly’s death in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, where his body was found burning after catastrophic head injuries, according to prosecution evidence. Garda Peter Murtagh said he initially mistook the burning body for a mannequin. State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy concluded that Donnelly had died from multiple blows, possibly involving a lump hammer found at the scene. The prosecution alleges Moran killed Donnelly knowing he had substantial savings.