Man in rubbish chute died of lack of oxygen

The homeless man whose body was found in the rubbish chute of an apartment block suffered no fatal injuries beforehand and died as a result of asphyxia and lack of oxygen, a pathologist has said.

Assistant State pathologist Margot Bolster testified at the Central Criminal Court in Cork yesterday on the sixth day of the trial of David O’Loughlin, aged 28, of Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, who denies murdering Liam Manley, 59, at Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, on May 12, 2013.

Brendan Nix, defending, cross-examined gardaí on some of the questions, scenarios, and comments they put to the accused when he was interviewed a week after Mr Manley’s body was found. Mr Nix drew attention to a comment by one garda that Mr O’Loughlin would find himself categorised with the Mulhall sisters, who became known as the Scissor Sisters.