Jury sequestered in Limerick murder trial

The jury in the trial of three men charged with the murder of a Limerick bouncer have been sent to a hotel for the night at Central Criminal Court sitting at Cloverhill.

They had been deliberating for almost four hours.

Gary Campion (aged 24) of Pineview Gardens, Moyross, Limerick, Desmond Dundon (aged 23) from Ballinacurra Weston, Co Limerick and Clare business man Anthony Kelly (aged 50) with an address at Killrush plead not guilty to murdering Mr Brian Fitzgerald in the early hours of November 29, 2002 at Brookhaven Walk, Mill Road, Corbally, Limerick.

Earlier the jury asked for CCTV footage showing Desmond Dundon in several different locations on the night of the murder.

They also asked Mr Justice Peter Charleton to reread the evidence of the taxi driver who brought Mr Dundon to Burger King in Limerick City just before 4am that night.

During his charge, Mr Justice Charleton warned the 12-man jury they should treat chief prosecution witness James Martin Cahill's evidence with great caution, since it is categorised as accomplice evidence.

He said that such evidence should be supported by corroboration but this was not available for Desmond Dundon or Anthony Kelly.

He told them they would have to decide whether the evidence against Gary Campion was, in fact, corroboration.

The jury will resume their deliberations tomorrow morning.