Sliabh Liag murder accused tells trial he lied about pensioner sexually assaulting co-accused

A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old pensioner at Sliabh Liag in County Donegal has admitted to gardaí that he fabricated allegations of sexual assault during questioning in 2023. Alan Vial, aged 39, told the Central Criminal Court that he and his co-accused devised a false account regarding Robert Robin Wilkin's death. He accepted lying about whether Mr Wilkin was breathing when left at the cliff location, and…