Cork men plead not guilty to murder

A Cork man who was assaulted in Cork was left in "a continuing vegetative state" until he "suffered a cardiac arrest and died" nine months later, a court heard today.

Paul Sheehan, aged 21, The Glen, Cork and Ross Stapleton, aged 22, also of The Glen, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christian Scully, aged 28, from Togher, Cork on October 17, 2002.