Seán Ducque admits firing shots in Dublin murder trial

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Seán Ducque admitted firing the fatal shots as his murder trial got under way at the Central Criminal Court on 21 June 2017. The killing occurred at Killarney Court in Dublin city on 26 October 2014.

Ducque pleaded not guilty to murdering Kieran Farrelly. His barrister told the court that he accepted firing two shotgun shots that killed Farrelly. Dominic McGinn SC, for the State, said the prosecution still had to prove Ducque was guilty of murder.

Evidence included testimony about two shotgun injuries and the recovery of a sawn-off shotgun and discharged cartridges. The trial continued before Mr Justice Paul Butler and a jury and was expected to last two weeks. The proceedings were reported on 21 June 2017.