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Teen cried when asked about homeless man's death, aunt tells murder trial

Summary

During the Central Criminal Court trial of 20‑year‑old Philip Dunbar, his aunt Doreen (Donna) Dunbar testified about the death of 23‑year‑old Adam 'Floater' Muldoon, whom Dunbar is charged with murdering. She described how, on the morning Muldoon's body was found in Butler Park, she had called her mother and learned that the accused was present with another person. She then called the accused three times to ask if he knew what had happened. He answered that he did not remember much and began crying. Dunbar said she brought him to her home and later to Tallaght Garda Station, where he admitted to being involved in a murder. She also noted that he had taken tablets and heard voices before the stabbing, and that he offered to show officers where he had thrown the knife, which was recovered from a small lake. The unnamed 20-year-old pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Teen cried when asked about homeless man's death, aunt tells murder trial. Charges or matters: the murder of 23-year-old Adam 'Floater' Muldoon in Butler Park, Jobstown Park, Tallaght on June 22 or 23, 2018. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• June 22 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 23 Other
• 2020-10-15 Publication

Why: She explained that she brought him first to his mother's house before she, her mother, and the accused's pregnant sister accompanied him to Tallaght Garda Station. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report