Murder accused was stopped by gardaí for tax and insurance

A man accused of murdering a father of two in Dublin five years ago was previously stopped by gardaí with the gunman because the car they were travelling in had no tax, a jury heard.

Eugene Cullen, aged 30, of Derry Road, Crumlin, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Seamus O’Byrne, aged 27, at Tymon Park North, Tallaght, on March 13, 2009.

The Central Criminal Court has heard Mr O’Byrne was shot dead by a hooded gunman in front of his girlfriend and child in the driveway of their home.