Deceased called ‘kiddy fiddler’ by accused

A man who denies murdering a 59-year-old punched him four or five times and called him a paedophile and “kiddy-fiddler” before dragging him out of his apartment, it was alleged yesterday by a witness.

David O’Loughlin, aged 31, with an address at Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, pleaded not guilty of murdering Liam Manley, 59, at Garden City Apartments on May 12, 2013, at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. The accused was living at apartment 10 at the relevant time.