Limerick man accused of murdering pensioner with sweeping brush

A young Limerick man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with murdering a man at his home using a sweeping brush.

Christopher McNamara (aged 21) of Good Shepherd Villas, Pennywell road in Limerick has pleaded not guilty to the murder of James Boyce at St Munchins Street, St Mary’s Park in Limerick between March 6, 2011 and March 7, 2011.