Murder accused testifies to court

A man on trial for murdering his girlfriend’s father in 1987 told gardaí in 2008 that he was glad it was coming to light, a cold-case murder trial has heard.

Colin Pinder (47), of Liverpool, England has pleaded not guilty to murdering 43-year-old Bernard Brian McGrath but guilty to his manslaughter at the victim’s home in Lower Coole, Westmeath.