Gary Watson pleaded not guilty to murder in Dublin trial

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Gary Watson has pleaded not guilty to murdering Warren O’Connor at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 7 February 2019. The alleged murder occurred at Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin, on 16 January 2010. Watson also denies assaulting Philip Woodcock and producing a knife to intimidate another person.

Witnesses told the court that O’Connor was found with a knife embedded in his chest after a confrontation involving two groups of men. The trial was continuing, with evidence from witnesses Alison Boyd and Rachel Foy describing events outside homes in Donaghmede.