Jury must decide if accused fired gun, court told

A prosecuting barrister has told a jury that the issue they have to decide is whether the accused pulled the trigger and discharged the bullet that killed the deceased in a Dublin pub two years ago.

Tom O’Connell SC in his closing speech at the Central Criminal Court said Declan Griffin was shot in the head at close range on April 5, 2003 at the Horse and Jockey pub. The issue, the prosecutor told the jury, that they must decide is "did Shay Wildes pull the trigger and discharge .38 (calibre) bullet that killed Declan Griffin?"