A man accused of murdering his former partner’s boyfriend denied to gardai that he had “bad intentions” towards the deceased and said he acted in self-defence when he grabbed something sharp and stabbed the man three times.

Nassar Ahmed (42) told gardai that the deceased Eoin Boylan kept coming at him but agreed that CCTV footage showed Mr Boylan backing away after Mr Ahmed struck the first blow with the sharp object. He told gardai that he couldn’t remember what he used to stab Mr Boylan and couldn’t remember where he threw it after walking away from the scene.

Mr Ahmed (42), ….read more

(Pictured: Victim Jordan Davis’ mother, Sandra Davis, who gave evidence today. Photo: Collins)

The mother of a 22-year-old man who was shot dead as he pushed a pram containing his four-month-old son knew he was dealing drugs when he started buying nice clothes and traveling to Amsterdam, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The court also heard that when he was arrested in relation to the murder of Mr Davis the accused man Wayne Cooney told a garda: “Who’s that? I know nothing of any murder.”

The prosecution alleges that Jordan Davis was shot dead after he failed to repay a ….read more

(Pictured: Witness Ms Stacey Hayes, who have evidence today. Photo Collins)

A murder trial witness at the Central Criminal Court has denied that criminals put pressure on her to make a false allegation against the accused man.

Stacey Hayes today told the trial of Wayne Cooney that she picked up the accused from a bus stop in Darndale in Dublin shortly after Jordan Davis was shot dead nearby. She said that she was driving a car with the accused man’s girlfriend in the passenger seat. The girlfriend, who can only be identified as EF due to a court order, directed Ms Hayes ….read more

A murder trial jury has watched CCTV footage of the moment a dad-of-one was shot dead while he pushed a pram containing his four-month-old son through a lane between a church and a national school.

A garda witness told the trial that a young child can also be seen cycling through the laneway as the victim falls to the ground.

Detective Sergeant Eoin Colbert, of Coolock Garda Station, told the Central Criminal Court trial of Wayne Cooney that he examined CCTV footage from Darndale in the days and hours before and after the shooting of 22-year-old Jordan Davis on May 22, 2019.

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A dad-of-one who was shot dead as he pushed a pram containing his four-month-old son was warned by a drug dealer: “I’m on your case mate, it won’t be long” and later “soon, very soon, bang bang,” a barrister has told the Central Criminal Court.

Bernard Condon SC today opened the trial of Wayne Cooney, who denies murdering Jordan Davis in Dublin almost three years ago.

Mr Condon told the jury of eight men and four women that the trial involves “particularly callous acts of violence and brutality against a fellow citizen of this city”. He said the killing, in broad ….read more

A food delivery cyclist who has spent over 500 days in custody accused of murdering 16-year-old Josh Dunne has been cleared of any offence in relation to the fatal stabbing by a unanimous Central Criminal Court jury.

The jury accepted George Gonzaga Bento’s position that he was acting in self-defence after being attacked by a gang when he and a colleague tried to retrieve a stolen bike. He said he had pulled out a utility knife that he carried for cutting fruit and stabbed three people, including 16-year-old Josh.

They rejected the State’s contention that Mr Bento had decided to take the ….read more