Jury retires in Sydney assault

A JURY in Sydney, Australia, has retired to consider its verdict in the case of the attempted murder of Irishman David Keohane.

Thomas Isaako, a 21-year-old Sydney resident, has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder two years ago of Corkman David Keohane.

David 29, from Ballyvolane, who had been working in Sydney as a flooring contractor, was left for dead in a quiet street in the eastern beachside suburb of Coogee after being attacked by Isaako in the early hours of August 9, 2008, the Downing Centre District Court was told.