Contract 'beating' went too far, court hears

A man whose bloodied body was found dumped in a suitcase in a Dublin canal was murdered in a contract "beating" that went too far, a murder trial jury at the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Ukranian Igore Derjhack, 30, of Mountjoy Square in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Romanian national Adrian Bestea between July 8 and 21, 2001.