Man tells how ‘gut was falling out’ after fight

A man has described seeing his gut hanging out of his body after a confrontation following his niece’s Junior Certificate result celebrations two years ago.

John O’Neill was giving evidence in the trial of a 23-year-old Dublin man charged with injuring him, his sister, niece, and nephew and murdering his brother-in-law.

David Brannock, of St Joseph’s Way, Ballymun, is charged with murdering Jason Flannery, a father of three, causing serious harm to his brother-in-law Mr O’Neill, and assault causing harm to Mr Flannery’s children Jade and Anthony Byrne, and their mother, Claire Byrne.