Jury ask if 'special consideration' be given to age of accused at time of Waterford killing

The trial has heard that the defendant was 17 at the time of the event

Dean Kerrie accepted on the stand last Friday that he could be heard shouting "I'll take your life, I hope you're dead. I'll take your life" in the background on the 999-call. Photo: Collins Courts

A jury considering their verdict in the murder trial of a 20-year-old man, who says he was protecting his home when a drunk fisherman entered as a trespasser, has asked the judge whether "special consideration" should be given to the fact the accused was not 18 at the time of the incident.

The jury of seven men and four women will return to the Central Criminal Court on Thursday to consider its verdict for a third day. The 11 jurors have so far spent a total of five hours and 17 minutes deliberating in their jury room in the Criminal Courts of Justice building.