A murder trial jury in the case of a Limerick man accused of the murder of a young deaf man retired to a hotel overnight.

A murder trial jury at the Central Criminal Court has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a Limerick man accused of the murder of a young deaf man.

The Central Criminal Court today adjourned the trial of a man accused of the murder of a 21-year-old deaf man in 1998 because the accused was unwell.

A profoundly deaf young man who was found dead in a isolated country boreen died from multiple skull fractures, a murder trial jury heard today.

A "profoundly deaf" young man was left for dead in an isolated country laneway after being badly beaten with a hatchet, a murder trial jury heard today.