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Victim’s family in tears after man convicted of murder

A 20-year-old man has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2012 murder of Martin Brophy.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015

Trial jury shown footage from violent film

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy has heard that gardaí were provided with a clip from the film American History X in which one man tells another to bite the kerb before applying bodily force to the head.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Accused told gardaí he ‘pushed and kicked’ deceased

A murder trial has heard that a Waterford man accused of murdering Martin Brophy told gardaí in interview that he “pushed and kicked” the deceased.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2015

Trial told Facebook post said ‘I beat him to death’

A jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with murdering Martin Brophy has heard a Facebook message from what was believed to be the accused said: “I beat him to death [with)] a cinder block around 10 times off the head and gave him the American History X job”.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015