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Witness tells murder trial of baseball bat 'stand-off'

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, witnesses described a "stand‑off" involving a group of young people and a man carrying a baseball bat on the night of May 16 2014, when 20‑year‑old Joseph 'Jo Jo' Dunne was killed in Naas. Zoltan Almasi, 49, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. Witnesses Natasha Kelly, Kristina Augonaiskene, Catherine Fisher, Maureen O'Neill, Ronan Flood, Maria Flood, and Michael Leonard all reported hearing shouting, seeing a man with a bat, and observing a man lying on the ground. Several described the scene as a brief confrontation that ended quickly, with the bat‑bearing man chased away. The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Michael White, continues on Tuesday.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Witness tells murder trial of baseball bat 'stand-off'. Charges or matters: the murder of Mr Dunne but guilty to his manslaughter on the night of May 16, 2014, at Harbour View, Naas. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• May 2014 Incident
• May 16, 2014 Incident
• 2021-06-04 Publication

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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