The father of a 27-year-old accused of murdering a man in Co Wicklow three years ago has said his son told him “he was going to be framed for something he hadn’t done”.

A 27-year-old man has gone on trial accused of murdering a man whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Wicklow.

Wetherby’s concluding race may have been run in virtual darkness, but the Nicky Richards-trained Cornerback did her best to light up a grey afternoon at the North Yorkshire venue.