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Garda tells Bray shooting trial he 'never took any cash' belonging to Pete Taylor

Date
2021-07-08

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Bray

County
Wicklow

Summary

The trial of Gerard Cervi and Peter Taylor for the murder of Bobby Messett (50) at Bray Boxing Club on June 5, 2018, continued at the Central Criminal Court. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty to the murder charge; Cervi also denies the attempted murder of Taylor and Ian Britton. Garda Glenn McLoughlin, the first responder to the scene, testified that he seized a grey sports top and trainers from Taylor to preserve forensic evidence, placing them in plastic bags before transferring them to evidence bags. McLoughlin stated he never saw or took any cash belonging to Taylor, contradicting Taylor's earlier testimony that his tracksuit bottoms, containing between €200 and €400, were removed and never returned. Taylor's partner, Karen Brown, previously identified a garda holding a blue bag with Taylor's clothing. McLoughlin confirmed Taylor was not wearing tracksuit bottoms in the ambulance or hospital, suggesting they may have been cut off by paramedics. He noted that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) dismissed Taylor's complaint regarding the missing items. The trial is ongoing before Mr Justice Michael White and a jury of three men and nine women.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Garda tells Bray shooting trial he 'never took any cash' belonging to Pete Taylor. Charges or matters: murdering Bobby Messett (50) at Mr Taylor's Bray Boxing Club, Bray Harbour, Bray, Co Wicklow during an early morning fitness session on June 5, 2018. Procedural stage: trial

When:

June 5, 2018 Other
June 2018 Incident
June 5 Incident
March 2020 Other
2021-07-08 Publication

Case subjects

Gerard Cervi

Defendant

Charges: murdering Bobby Messett (50) at Mr Taylor's Bray Boxing Club, Bray Harbour, Bray, Co Wicklow during an early morning fitness session on June 5, 2018 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Peter Taylor

Defendant

Charges: murdering Bobby Messett (50) at Mr Taylor's Bray Boxing Club, Bray Harbour, Bray, Co Wicklow during an early morning fitness session on June 5, 2018 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty