Self-defence may be issue in alleged murder of Waterford man by then-teenage boy

The jury was told that the concept of "reasonable force" is at the heart of the defence of self-defence

Dean Kerrie (pictured) has pleaded not guilty to murdering 25-year-old Jack Power at Shanakiel, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford on July 26, 2018. Photo: Collins Courts

A jury may have to consider the issue of self-defence in the trial of a then-teenage boy accused of murdering a drunk man who entered his home in the early hours of the morning, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Dean Kerrie (20) with an address in Portarlington in Co. Laois has pleaded not guilty to murdering 25-year-old Jack Power at Shanakiel, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford on July 26, 2018.