Two on trial for murder of man dumped in bog

A woman whose former partner and brother are accused of murdering a 28-year-old Brazilian man told a court yesterday the victim had said she had “a sexy voice and was probably hot’’.

The Central Criminal Court, sitting in Tralee, Co Kerry, heard that the body of Bruno Lemes de Sousa, who had been living in Gort, Co Galway, was found floating in a bog in North Kerry on Mar 11, 2012.

John Paul Cawley, aged 20, and Wenio Rodriguez da Silva, aged 29, both with an address at 2 Ardoughter, Ballyduff, Co Kerry, have pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr de Sousa between Feb 16 and Mar 10 last year, at Shroneowen Bog, Tullamore, Listowel.