Shannon murder trial jury views CCTV footage at centre of case

The accused man claimed he was punched in the lip by the deceased who allegedly asked him: “What’s happening, faggot?” 

Ms Justice Eileen Creedon and the six women and six men of the jury were told at the outset that the incident at the centre of this trial occurred in the early hours of the morning following celebrations after the St Patrick’s Day Grand Slam win by the Irish rugby team in 2018. File photo: Larry Cummins

CCTV of the 12-second incident at the centre of a murder trial related to a Shannon nightclub four years ago was replayed many times for the judge and jury on Thursday.

The six men and six women of the jury also heard that the man who was killed allegedly asked the accused moments beforehand: “What are you looking at?” They also heard that earlier in the night at the club the accused man was punched in the lip by the deceased who allegedly asked him: “What’s happening, faggot?”