Date for Tom O’Gorman murder trial set

Sicilian Saverio Bellante (34) charged with January killing in Castleknock

A trial date has been set for a 34-year-old man accused of murdering Tom O’Gorman in Castleknock last January.

Saverio Bellante, from Palermo in Sicily, is charged with murdering Mr O'Gorman, at Beech Park Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin between January 11th and 12th last.

Today Sean Guerin SC defending, told Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy at the Central Criminal Court that the trial would take less than a week.

Mr Bellante was not present in court when a trial date was fixed for December 14th, next year.