Gun killer posed in style of ‘Platoon’

The Cork man who shot his friend dead while messing around with a shotgun had photographs of himself with the gun and wearing ammunition belts in the style of the poster for the war movie Platoon.

Trevor O’Gorman, aged 44, of Sarahville Place, Pouladuff Rd, was sentenced to three years with the last two years and three months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Diarmuid Byrne, aged 41, at Mr Byrne’s home at Plunkett Road in Ballyphehane on April 26, 2016.

Detective Sergeant Martin Canny said that one of O’Gorman’s first comments to gardaí was: “He told me to shoot him. I didn’t know it was loaded. I thought it was going to be a joke.”