Witness tells court two men killed Cork homeless man because he was gay

Timothy Hourihane suffered extensive lung hemorrhaging due to blunt force, and head and facial trauma

Kathleen O'Brien (pictured) told the court how she put her body over Cork chef Timmy Hourihane to try to protect him. Photo; Mary Browne

A woman threw herself over Cork chef Timmy Hourihane to try to protect him as he was allegedly beaten to death in a “crazy wild” attack, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Kathleen O’Brien was living in a tented village off Mardyke Walk in Cork city at the time of Mr Hourihane’s violent killing on October 13, 2019.