Tipperary murder-accused allegedly brought sofa down on head of mother's partner

John Ustic, an English national, was found dead at his rented terraced house at High Street in Skibbereen on September 24, 2017

Andrew Nash, 43, with an address in Thurles, Co Tipperary, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Jonathan (John) Ustic, 51, in Skibbereen in September 2017. Picture: Dan Linehan

A sofa was lifted and brought down repeatedly on the head of a 51-year-old man lying defenceless on the floor of a house in Skibbereen, it was alleged at the opening of a murder trial.

Andrew Nash, 43, with an address in Thurles, Co Tipperary, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Jonathan (John) Ustic, 51, in Skibbereen in September 2017.