Jury selected for case of body found in refuse chute

A jury of seven women and five men was sworn in yesterday for the trial of a man accused of murdering a homeless man whose body was discovered in a refuse chute of an apartment building in May 2013.

David O’Loughlin, aged 28, with an address at Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, was arraigned on one count at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork yesterday.

He replied “not guilty” to the charge of murdering Liam Manley, aged 59, at Garden City Apartments on May 12, 2013.