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Witness agrees that murder accused did not take knife to scene

Summary

In a murder trial in Kilkee, Kilkee, County Clare, Robbie Walsh, aged 23, pleaded not guilty to the killing of Karl Haugh, aged 25, on 6 August 2017. Witness Sam Lucey, Haugh's cousin, testified that he and Haugh confronted Walsh and two cousins near Haugh's house after a heated phone argument. Lucey claimed he had taken a golf club each and a knife from his kitchen, which fell out of his pocket when a Walsh approached with a metal bar. He denied that Haugh had a knife or that the knife came from the same set of knives seized by Gardaí. Under cross‑examination, Lucey admitted the fatal knife was from his kitchen and that he did not know who stabbed Haugh. Conor Murphy, a member of the group, said he saw the Walshs approaching "roaring and shouting" and that he did not see Walsh with a knife.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Witness agrees that murder accused did not take knife to scene. Charges or matters: murdering Karl Haugh (25) in the Marian Estate in Kilkee, Co Clare on August 6, 2017. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• August 6, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2019-02-06 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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