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Protected witness cleaned up blood, trial hears

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 23 March 2017, a protected witness, Tom Lillis, testified that he cleaned up blood from a kitchen after a man allegedly had his foot nailed to the floor. Lillis said he saw the accused assaulting and falsely imprisoning 53‑year‑old Dan Quilligan at a house in Limerick on the day of the alleged assault. The prosecution alleged that three men were involved in a joint enterprise, with Mark Heffernan (32) pleading not guilty to assault and false imprisonment. Lillis described being told to leave the house, returning to find blood spattered across the kitchen, and cleaning it with bleach and tea towels over about 30 minutes. He also claimed another man asked him to dispose of two white suits, which he threw over a high wall 300 yards away.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Protected witness cleaned up blood, trial hears. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Quilligan, causing him harm, at 6, Larch Court on September 14th, 2015. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• September 14th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-03-23 Publication

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Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

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