Kenneth Cummins pleads not guilty to Dublin murder

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Kenneth Cummins has pleaded not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 12 October 2015. He is accused of murdering Thomas Horan at Cambridge Court, Ringsend, Dublin, on 6 January 2014.

The prosecution alleges that Cummins and his sister, Sabrina Cummins, went to Horan's home intending to rob him and then killed him. The jury heard allegations that Horan was severely beaten, had a belt placed around his neck and a bag over his head, and that cleaning fluid was forced down his throat.

The trial was expected to last up to five weeks.