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'Ample evidence' that brothers are guilty of murder, State tell jury

Summary

In a Dublin murder trial, brothers Ian (34) and Daniel (43) Connaghan pleaded not guilty to the killing of Michael 'Mick' Mulvey (55) on 27 November 2019. Prosecutor Anne Rowland SC presented evidence that the brothers beat Mulvey so severely that the intent could only have been to cause serious harm. She cited pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers' finding of 800 ml of blood in Mulvey's chest cavity and described the sustained assaults at the Darling estate and a traffic island near Halfway House. Witnesses, including Pauline Matthews and Mary Kelly, testified to the brutality and the brothers' presence at both attacks. Text messages from the Connaghans suggested a motive rooted in resentment. Rowland urged the jury to consider the evidence as ample proof of the brothers' guilt in the murder. The trial was set to continue the following day.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Ample evidence' that brothers are guilty of murder, State tell jury. Charges or matters: the murder of Michael 'Mick' Mulvey (55) on November 27, 2019. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• November 27, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 14 Incident
• November 15 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 19 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 14, 2019 Incident
• 2023-07-24 Publication

Why: She said Ian Connaghan had a "long simmering resentment" towards Mr Mulvey because he had been barred from the Halfway House and held the deceased man responsible. CNI source report

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report