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Son of the accused, Gary Wells, leaves the Central Criminal Court in Dublin after giving evidence in the trial of his father, Paul Wells senior (51), of Barnamore Park, Finglas, Dublin, who is accused of the murder of Kenneth O’Brien in January 2016. Photograph: Collins Courts.
Son of murder accused said father told him not to come home on night of killing

The son of a Dubliner on trial, charged with murdering a man in the defendant’s home, has said his father asked him three times that day not to come h(...)

The man’s victim said she had not been able to have a sexual relationship since the rape, was going for counselling and being assessed for post traumatic stress disorder.
Woman tells court of panic attacks, flashbacks and nightmares following rape

A man has been jailed for the rape and attempted anal rape of his former partner at their home. The 35-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect t(...)

On the 12th day of the trial, the jury at the Central Criminal Court returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty after just under two hours’ deliberation.
Teenager acquitted of raping schoolmate (16) in Donegal

A teenager has been acquitted of raping a schoolmate after they met at a takeaway in the early hours of March 18th, 2016. The 19-year-old youth had d(...)

The woman, now aged 23, alleged the man abused her at their family home in Dublin, where her mother and other family members also lived.
Man acquitted of raping wheelchair-bound stepdaughter

A man has been acquitted of 21 counts of raping his wheelchair-bound stepdaughter. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not gu(...)

The man asked the woman and she told him to sleep on the couch, but she woke up the next morning to find him in bed beside her. Photograph: Frank Miller
Man who assaulted friend while she slept jailed for three years

A Tipperary man who sexually assaulted his friend as she lay asleep beside him has been jailed for three years after a judge said it would “send out t(...)

The man (40) who cannot be named for legal reasons has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of raping the then teenager at his Dublin address.
Man denies raping girl who saw him as ‘father figure’

A woman has told a Central Criminal Court jury that her sister’s partner woke her up from being “deep asleep” while raping her. The now 21-year-old w(...)

The trial of Tadhg Butler was told the deceased, Michael O’Dwyer had been stabbed in his chest at the accused man’s address.
Blood-soaked man found outside home of murder accused

A Waterford murder trial has heard emergency services found a blood-soaked man on the ground outside the accused man’s house, which was also covered i(...)

Murder-accused John Tighe has maintained from the outset that he was changing the baby’s nappy, went to the toilet and when he returned Joshua was choking on tissue. Photograph: Collins
Jury still considering verdict in baby death case

A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court on Friday to consider its verdict in the trial of a man who denies murdering his infant son. John T(...)

Lawyers for Martin Keenan, accused of the murder of a man he found in his caravan, said burglary was an act of aggression. Photograph: Collins Courts
Murder trial told law provides latitude to homeowners

The lawyer for a Traveller, charged with murdering a man he found inside his mobile home, has told his trial jury that Travellers could be victims of (...)

New jury sworn in trial of man accused of murdering infant

A new jury has been sworn to hear the trial of a father accused of murdering his baby son after delays in the trial due to snow. Justice Patrick McC(...)

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