My husband beat me, murder accused tells court

A Dublin civil servant accused of murdering her husband has told the Central Criminal Court he first stuck her violently two weeks before their wedding.

Dolores O’Neill (aged 50) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 46-year-old Declan O’Neill on or about July 22, 2002 at their home in Coolamber Park, Knocklyon in Dublin.