Jury in Macroom murder trial sent out to allow for legal argument

Jury of nine men and three women in the trial of a man and women accused of murdering Michael Foley will return for resumption of evidence on Friday

Michael Foley, 61, whose dead body was found in his kitchen in a pool of blood, suffered 11 stab wounds, 19 slashes and multiple bruises and lacerations, pathologist told jury earlier this week.

The Macroom murder trial taking place at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork went on almost entirely in the absence of the jury on Thursday to allow for legal argument.

The nine men and three women were asked by Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford to return for the resumption of evidence on Friday.