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State to present "convincing case" against two murder accused based on circumstantial evidence

Date
2018-10-23

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, a prosecution barrister told the court that the case against Stephen Tynan (41) and Raymond Fitzgerald (37) centred on who killed 37‑year‑old Andrew Guerrine, not whether he was murdered. The State's case relied on circumstantial evidence, including CCTV of a black Peugeot 307, DNA linking a child's jacket to the car, and the presence of a child's coat under Guerrine's foot at the discovery site. The prosecution argued the car was driven by Tynan with Fitzgerald as passenger, and that the vehicle was used to transport Guerrine to the location where his body was found on Steelstown Lane. The jury was to hear that Guerrine died from multiple stab wounds, including to the skull, cervical spine, heart and throat, and that the accused were responsible for his death. Stephen Tynan pleaded not guilty. Raymond Fitzgerald pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: State to present "convincing case" against two murder accused based on circumstantial evidence. Charges or matters: the murder of Andrew Guerrine at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015. Procedural stage: trial

When:

May 22 Hearing Or Sentence
May 23, 2015 Other
May 23 Hearing Or Sentence
2018-10-23 Publication

Why: Ms Guerrine agreed with Seamus Clarke SC, defending Mr Tynan, that her brother had a lot of SIM cards with him and had debts at one time because of his drug addiction. Defence account reported by CNI