Paddy Lyons death: Barrister for murder-accused suggests garda investigation was 'tunnel visioned'

The barrister for a man charged with murdering a 90-year-old retired farmer in his home has suggested that the garda investigation was “tunnel visioned” in nature, did not “go below the surface” and “only pointed itself one way”.

Ross Outram told gardaí in interviews that he had lumps on his head after Paddy Lyons hit him with a walking stick and shovel, and that he had taken up to 100 Xanax that day. However, the Central Criminal Court jury heard today that gardaí at Dungarvan Garda Station took no photographs of his head injury and no urine test was performed.