Man died in circumstances of 'almost indescribable savagery', court hears

Liam O'Leary denies the murder of 58-year-old John Casserly at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone St, Ballina, Co Mayo, in October 2024

Mr O'Leary had been stabbed 27 times, including on both sides of the chest, in the abdomen, neck, left eye, genitals, and anus.

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An "incredibly kind" man died in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery" having had one eye removed from its socket and a knife inserted in his anus, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court.