Murder trial witness: I heard woman say ‘where’s the wallet’

A witness has told the trial of a brother and sister accused of murdering a 63-year-old man that he heard a woman’s voice say “where’s the wallet” in the home of the deceased early on the morning of January 6 last year.

Kenneth Cummins, 28, and Sabrina Cummins, 37, with an address at Ringsend Park, Dublin 4, have both pleaded not guilty to murdering Thomas Horan, 63, at Cambridge Court, Ringsend on the same date last year.

Detective Garda Ger Mullins told Remy Farrell SC prosecuting that two people he believed to be Sabrina Cummins and Kenneth Cummins were seen on CCTV

walking up Thorncastle Road to where Cambridge Court is located. At 1.02am, he identified a person he believed was Kenneth Cummins walking in the direction of Cambridge Court.

Detective Mullins then identified what he believed to be both of the accused outside the home of Mr Horan.

He said he believed it was Kenneth Cummins that could be seen running out of Cambridge Court and hiding behind a car parked outside the Old Presbytery before returning to Cambridge Court.

Later at 4.40am he identified people he believed to be the accused at the back door of what he described as a bedsit where Mr Horan lived.

Desmond Farrell told Garret Baker BL, prosecuting, that he lived next door to Mr Horan for four years.

On the morning of January 6, he said he was in bed when he heard a man and woman arguing next door. He said he recognised the male voice as Tommy Horan.

He said he woke again after 3am.

“There was shouting and very loud noise. I heard: ‘where’s the wallet’ from the female and then: ‘I’ll show you where it is’.”

Mr Farrell said that it was Mr Horan who had replied and that this was followed by a further disturbance.

“There was stuff being knocked about,” he said.

” Garda Tom Petrie told Remy Farrell that he was an XRY examiner and that he had received data from the mobile phones of both Sabrina and Kenneth Cummins.

Garda Petrie found that on January 8 at 9.20am a text message had been sent from the phone of Sabrina Cummins to Kenneth Cummins saying: “Kenny my friend not meeting me now til 3 I have to meet him in Navan — getting 400 so we can go to London — tell no one.”

Mr Justice Tony Hunt told the jury that matters will be dealt with in their absence and they will not be required to return until next Tuesday.