Michael Furlong murder trial collapses at Central Criminal Court

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Michael Furlong’s murder trial collapsed at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 18 November 2013.

He had pleaded not guilty to murdering Patrick Connors between April 28 and April 29, 2011, at apartments in Enniscorthy. The jury was discharged after Mr Justice Barry White said concerns had arisen about Deputy State Pathologist Dr Khalid Jabbar’s opinion on the mechanism of death. The jury was also discharged from further jury service for 10 years. The proceedings were reported on 18 November 2013.