Trial jury shown footage from violent film

The jury in the trial of a Waterford man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy has heard that gardaí were provided with a clip from the film American History X in which one man tells another to bite the kerb before applying bodily force to the head.

William Moran, aged 20, of Connolly Place, Waterford City, is charged with murdering Martin Brophy, 22, at the old Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) building between May 19 and May 21 2012. Mr Moran has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

Taking to the stand, Detective Garda Kevin Nolan confirmed with Michael Delaney, prosecuting, yesterday that he was provided with a disc in the weeks following May 2012.