Murder accused 'wanted to face the music', jury hears

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard that a man accused of murder told gardaí that he wanted to return to Ireland from England and “face the music.”

Kevin Keohane (aged 34), of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty the murder of Renars Tuleiko (aged 32) at Parnell Park, Thurles, Co Tipperary on a date unknown between April 13 and 15, 2007.