'You don't see this on TV': Trial ends moments after it began

Prosuecution asked for two main witnesses to be called to give evidence — but they weren't present in Cork court

Members of the public who came to the courthouse in Washington St, Cork, in response to a summons to attend for jury service found themselves empanelled for an extraordinarily short trial. File picture: David Creedon

A jury sworn in for a trial which ended moments after it began will not have seen that kind of case in TV courtroom dramas, the presiding judge remarked.

Members of the public who came to the courthouse in Washington St, Cork, in response to a summons to attend for jury service found themselves empanelled for an extraordinarily short trial.