Victim was already 'black and blue and bleeding from his eyes' before punch, murder trial told

One of seven Dubliners charged with murdering a man, who was beaten to death, said the deceased was already ‘black and blue and bleeding from his eyes’ before he punched him.

The jury in the Central Criminal Court trial was today hearing evidence of garda interviews conducted with one of the accused, Graham Palmer, who initially denied assaulting the 20-year-old.