Murder accused said he 'went along' with plan

A murder accused told gardai he "went along" with a plan to rob a young deaf man who was beaten to death in a lonely boreen near a Tipperary village in December 1998.

Murder accused said he 'went along' with plan

A murder accused told gardai he "went along" with a plan to rob a young deaf man who was beaten to death in a lonely boreen near a Tipperary village in December 1998.

The accused, Michael Sage, claimed that another man, William 'Ning' Roche said he was going "to take every penny off the victim" but when he could not find his wallet he began beating him about the head with a ratchet taken from the accused's car.

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