Martin Keenan denies murder charge in Dublin trial

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Martin Keenan denies murder in a Dublin trial reported on 9 March 2018. The hearing was connected to a mobile home at a halting site in Dunsink Lane, Finglas.

The Irish Examiner reported that Wesley Mooney died after receiving two stab wounds from half a garden shears. Keenan said he acted in self-defence after finding a man and his girlfriend inside the mobile home.

The prosecution said the force used was disproportionate, while the defence pointed to evidence of a burglary at the home that day.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.