Murder trial jury spots CCTV tape gap

A jury was discharged yesterday after they discovered a 29-second gap in CCTV footage used during a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.

Justice Carmel Stewart said the gap was not spotted by counsel for the prosecution or defence and that it could have been significant. The jury had described the missing footage as “crucial”.

Donal Colgan, aged 65, of Killarney Court, Killarney St, Dublin 1, had pleaded not guilty to murdering David Sheridan, aged 45, outside Luigi’s chip shop on the capital’s North Strand Rd on August 17/18, 2014.