Father likely suffered beating before he was shot, murder trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, the State pathologist gave evidence that a man found dead in a drain in Clara, County Offaly was probably beaten before being shot multiple times. Professor Marie Cassidy told the court that Christy Daly, aged 47, sustained significant blunt force injuries including a blow to the mouth that dislodged five upper front teeth and a fractured nose prior to being shot in the…