Witness wanted to keep Garda Horkan murder accused 'away from the guards', court told

A doctor who saw Stephen Silver told a garda he was concerned that the accused may have self-harmed in the cell

The jury also heard on Friday that Stephen Silver (pictured) urinated on his cell floor and may have self-harmed after he was arrested at the scene where the detective was shot dead. File photo: Michael McCormack/PA

A key witness in the Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial has told the Central Criminal Court that he wanted to keep the accused man "away from the guards" on the night of the shooting.

The jury also heard on Friday that Stephen Silver, who denies murder, urinated on his cell floor and may have self-harmed after he was arrested at the scene where the detective was shot dead.