Murder accused teen claimed father had fallen over drunk

A teenager accused of murdering his father rang for an ambulance and said his father had fallen over drunk outside their house, had been outside overnight and was not breathing, a jury has heard.

Nineteen-year-old Thomas Cunningham rang Mary Conway at ambulance control just after 8am and said that Thomas Brendan Cunningham had smashed his head after drinking the night before. He said his father had fallen and could not be lifted so spent the night outside with a blanket over him.