Trial of men accused of murdering Polish men continues

The trial of two Dublin men charged with murdering two Polish mechanics continued in legal argument in the absence of the jury today.

Pawel Kalite (aged 28) and Marius Szwajkos (aged 27) died after being stabbed in their heads with a screw driver outside their home on Benbulben Road, Drimnagh.

David Curran (aged 19) of Lissadel Green, Drimnagh has pleaded not guilty to murdering them on February 23, 2008, but guilty to their manslaughter.

Seán Keogh (aged 21) of Vincent Street West, Inchicore, has pleaded not guilty to the double murder.

The trial at the Central Criminal Court continues before Mr Justice Liam McKechnie and a jury of eight women and four men.