Murder trial defence team accuses witness of lying

Defence lawyers for a man on trial for murder, assault and hijack, have argued that the prosecution's main witness has lied in his statements to gardai and in his evidence to the court.

Defence lawyers for a man on trial for murder, assault and hijack, have argued that the prosecution's main witness has lied in his statements to gardaí and in his evidence to the court.

A senior Garda has been under cross-examination for two days at the Central Criminal Court, as the defence team seek to establish that the witness only told gardaí about an alleged “confession” the accused man made, after they informed him that he was at risk of being charged with the alleged murder.