DNA evidence insufficient, Dublin murder trial told

The trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a 65-year-old grandmother heard that quantities of DNA taken from a bag which contained the shotgun that killed the victim were insufficient to determine DNA profiles, at the Central Criminal Court today.

Conor Grogan (aged 26), of Avonbeg Park, Tallaght, Dublin, and Timothy Rattigan (aged 26) of St Dominick’s Terrace, Tallaght, Dublin, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Joan Casey (aged 64) at Avonbeg Park on April 3, 2004.