Cork manslaughter trial: Prosecution claims injured man was 'a dead man walking'

However, the defence told the jury that the prosecution "is asking you to speculate".

Adrian Henry (pictured) is charged with the manslaughter of James Duncan at St Patrick’s Street in Cork on September 12, 2019. Photo: Cork Courts Limited

The prosecution in a manslaughter trial in Cork has alleged that a man was injured when assaulted at a soup kitchen on the street in Cork city as a result of which he was “a dead man walking” but the defence claimed that looking at the evidence in this way could result in “a major miscarriage of justice.” 

Adrian Henry of Seminary Road, Blackpool, Cork, is charged with the manslaughter of James Duncan, 40, at St Patrick’s Street in Cork on September 12, 2019. He denies the manslaughter and is on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Helen Boyle and a jury of eight men and four women. The late James Duncan was from Dunmore Gardens, Knocknaheeny in Cork.