‘Accused assaulted me and drove off with my sister’

The brother of a murdered mother of two has given evidence that the accused man violently assaulted him and drove off with his sister hours before her death.

Vesel Jahiri, of Louth Village, Dundalk, but originally from Kosovo, pleaded not guilty to murdering Anna Finnegan at Allendale Glen, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, on September 21, 2012.

The 33-year-old has also pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm on Ms Finnegan’s brother Karl on the same date.