Jury retires in Sligo abuse trial

The jury in the trial of a former Marist brother and primary school teacher accused of sexually abusing an ex-pupil have retired for the evening having failed to reach a verdict.

The 67-year-old accused had pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of indecent assault of the then eight-year-old boy in a Co Sligo school on dates between September 5, 1972 and June 30, 1977.