Man accused of cliffs murder had 'a bit of an altercation' with deceased, defendant's brother tells court

The jury has spent Wednesday afternoon watching CCTV of the alleged movements of Ms Burns and Mr Vial on the night of the alleged murder

The witness also told the court that Alan Vial (pictured) had borrowed a vacuum to clean his car and when it was returned, it was "full of gunk'. File photo: NW Newspix

Three days before a pensioner was allegedly beaten with a rock and thrown off Ireland's highest cliffs, he had an aggressive altercation with the man accused of his murder, the defendant's brother has told the Central Criminal Court.

Bruce Vial, the brother of the accused man Alan Vial, aged 39, also told the court on Wednesday that after the alleged murder the defendant borrowed a vacuum to clean his car and when it was returned, it was "full of gunk" which the witness assumed was "red wine vomit".