Clare widower was 'severely beaten' to point he was 'unrecognisable', murder trial told

Thomas Lorigan has pleaded not guilty to murdering his uncle John O’Neill in Lisdoonvarna in January 2022

Witness told Central Criminal Court murder trial on Thursday that murder-accused Thomas Lorigan told him he had a row with his uncle the night before the body was found.

A Garda witness has described to a jury the moment she found the body of a 79-year-old widower, who had been "severely beaten" to the point where he was "unrecognisable".

A witness also told the Central Criminal Court murder trial on Thursday that murder-accused Thomas Lorigan told him he had a row with his uncle the night before the body was found.