Benson death: Court told of sword find

Gardaí investigating the killing of a Dublin man who was hacked to death recovered a sword in the wardrobe of the home of the accused’s friend, a murder trial has heard.

Detective Garda Andrew O’Keefe was giving evidence at the Central Criminal Court today in the trial of Jacqui Noble and Paul Hopkins who deny the murder of Ms Noble’s former partner, Derek Benson.