Garda Adrian Donohoe murder trial hears high-earning suspect has no reason to be involved in robberies

Aaron Brady (pictured) told the court today that his former friend, known as Suspect A because his name can't be published, owned his own house aged 18 and runs a successful business in America. Photo: Collins Courts

The man accused of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe during an armed raid on a credit union has said one of the named suspects for the crime is a wealthy man earning a six-figure sum who would have no reason to be involved in robberies.

Aaron Brady (aged 29) also told the Central Criminal Court it was "ridiculous" to suggest that a call to gardaí from that suspect's home five nights before the robbery was made to test garda response times.