John Hannigan on trial for murder and assault

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John Hannigan is on trial for murder and denies assault charges at the Central Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 27 February 2014.

The report said Hannigan was giving evidence in the trial concerning the death of his friend Anthony Fallon, who died on 18 January 2012. Hannigan said he and Joseph O Riordan had been drinking before going to Fallon’s flat, where he claimed O Riordan attacked Fallon with a kettle, chair and television.

Hannigan said he was trying to referee the row and struck Fallon once to break it up. He denied punching Fallon in a car park and said he had lied to gardaí when describing the incident.