Victim was ‘badly battered’ about head

A murder trial jury has heard that the skull of a man killed in Athy over two years ago was severely fractured after he was “badly battered about the head”.

Seamus Morgan, aged 49, with an address at The Hollands, Athy, Co Kildare, is charged with murdering Laurence Keane, aged 56, on July 19, 2013.

Yesterday at the Central Criminal Court Mr Morgan pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Keane.