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Jury in barrister's murder trial sent home for second day

Date
2024-11-01

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

The jury in the trial of barrister Diarmuid Phelan, accused of murdering Keith Conlon on his farm, was sent home for a second day after Judge Siobhan Lankford announced a difficulty because the next prosecution witness was unavailable. Phelan, 56, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Conlon, 36, which occurred on 24 February 2022 at Hazelgrove Farm in Tallaght. The judge said the jury had heard a lot of evidence but not all, and that more would come. She warned the twelve jurors, nine men and three women, against discussing the case or using social media and instructed them to refrain from independent research. The trial, expected to last six weeks, will resume on Monday at 2 pm. The case continues before Judge Lankford and the jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury in barrister's murder trial sent home for second day. Charges or matters: murdering father-of-four Keith Conlon (36) at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24 on February 24, 2022. Procedural stage: trial

When:

February 24, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
February 22 Incident
2024-11-01 Publication

Why: Addressing the 12 jurors at the Central Criminal Court this morning, Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford said: "We have a difficulty today, the next prosecution witness is not available to the court and we are not in a position to proceed with the evidence because of that". Prosecution account reported by CNI

Case subjects

Diarmuid Phelan

Accused

Charges: murdering father-of-four Keith Conlon (36) at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24 on February 24, 2022 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty