Stephen Silver called account of garda shooting 'lies, absolute bullsh*t', court hears

The court also heard that prior to the interviews, the accused was “aggressive”, “angry” and “threatening”.

During the course of garda interviews, Stephen Silver (pictured) refused to answer questions on a number of occasions, whistles, sings, faces into the corner and at one point claims he is a Captain of the 62nd Cavalry Reserve with the Connaught Rangers. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Stephen Silver, who is on trial accused of murdering a garda with his own gun, described an account of the shooting given by the man who was with him on the night as “lies, absolute bullsh*t”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

During an interview with detectives two days after Garda Colm Horkan was shot and killed, extracts from a statement given by James Coyne were read to Mr Silver who claimed the details provided by the witness were “completely incorrect”.