Garda pointed gun at murder accused found hiding under attic insulation

A garda has told the Roy Collins murder trial that he pointed a gun at one of the accused men when he found him hiding under insulation in an attic after the murder.

Garda Noel Nash was giving evidence to the Special Criminal Court yesterday in the trial of two men charged with murdering the businessman on April 9, 2009.

Wayne Dundon, aged 36, of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, and Nathan Killeen, aged 24, of Hyde Rd, Prospect, have both pleaded not guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Roy Collins at Coin Castle Amusements, Roxboro Road Shopping Centre, Limerick.