Juror's illness leads to collapse of Bray Boxing Club murder trial

The trial of a man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of coach Pete Taylor at Bray Boxing Club has collapsed
Juror's illness leads to collapse of Bray Boxing Club murder trial

Gerard Cervi (pictured) had pleaded not guilty to murdering Bobby Messett and attempting to murder boxing trainer Peter Taylor and Ian Britton at Bray Boxing Club. File photo: Collins Courts

The trial of a man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of coach Pete Taylor at Bray Boxing Club has collapsed at the Central Criminal Court due to a juror becoming seriously ill.

The trial has been sitting for 10 weeks and heard weeks of legal argument in the jury's absence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

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