Keith Connorton pleads not guilty to murder charge in Dublin

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Keith Connorton was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court on a charge of murdering Graham McKeever at an apartment in Tallaght on 18 February 2017. He pleaded not guilty. The proceedings were reported on 10 December 2018.

A jury was sworn and barrister Brendan Grehan opened the prosecution case. He said Mr McKeever was fatally stabbed after coming to the aid of Mr Connorton’s former partner, Claire McGrath. Mr Grehan said he understood that the accused would be asserting self-defence.

The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Tony Hunt.