Garda gives evidence at murder trial

A murder accused brought gardaí to a country lay-by where they discovered items taken from the body of a young deaf man who was beaten to death, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Detective Garda Gerry Fitzpatrick, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, was giving evidence in the trial of Michael Sage, aged 26, of Glenacre, Killaloe, Co Clare, who is accused of murdering 22-year-old John Carroll.