Victim 'beaten about the head and face', court hears

A pensioner was found dead in his home in Kilbeggan last year after he was tied up and beaten, having received “blows, punches and kicks” to the face and head, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

The court also heard that a man carrying a “bulk” of €50 notes bought a suit in Debenham’s in Dublin the day after the alleged murder.