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Murder trial hears from first responders

Date
2022-06-21

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 21 June 2022, the murder trial of AB (33) and Bernard Fogarty (34) was presented. The defendants deny murdering Barry Wolverson at Madigan's Yard on 17 January 2020. They were initially charged with attempted murder, upgraded to murder after Wolverson's death on 21 February 2021. The court heard from former paramedic Michelle O'Toole, who arrived in a rapid response vehicle and found Wolverson unresponsive with eight gunshot wounds to chest and shoulder and one to the temple. She administered adrenaline via the leg, restoring a normal heart rhythm, and transported him to Beaumont Hospital where he survived in a vegetative state for months. Another paramedic, Paul Hand, treated a second wounded man, noting a lower‑back shot with no exit wounds. Both defendants plead not guilty to murder, firearm possession, ammunition possession and assault.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Murder trial hears from first responders. Charges or matters: murder, possession of a firearm, possession of .38/.357 calibre ammunition and of assault causing harm to another male, Gerard Wildman, on January 17, 2020 at the yard in north Dublin; murder; possession of a firearm; possession of .38/.357 calibre ammunition; assault causing harm. Procedural stage: trial

When:

January 17, 2020 Incident
February 21, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
2022-06-21 Publication

Case subjects

Bernard Fogarty

Defendant

Charges: murder; possession of a firearm; possession of .38/.357 calibre ammunition; assault causing harm (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Unnamed man

Defendant

Charges: murder, possession of a firearm, possession of .38/.357 calibre ammunition and of assault causing harm to another male, Gerard Wildman, on January 17, 2020 at the yard in north Dublin (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty