David Cully goes on trial charged with murdering uncle

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David Cully went on trial for murdering his uncle at the Central Criminal Court on 17 June 2015.

Cully is charged with killing Edward O’Connor at Ballycoolin Road, Finglas West, Dublin, on 15 December 2013.

He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, a plea the Director of Public Prosecutions did not accept.

The prosecution said it must prove that Cully intended to kill O’Connor or cause serious injury, and that he was not provoked.

The trial was expected to last up to three weeks.