A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father in Portlaw, Co Waterford last year. Stephen Butler appeared before the Central Criminal Court in Waterford on Monday morning.The 48-year-old was found inside the hallway of his house on Brown Street in Portlaw and attempts to resuscitate him by onlookers were unsuccessful.
Prosecutor Michael Delaney SC told the jury they must decide whether there was “an intent to either kill or cause serious injury” on Stephen Butler’s part, adding that any attack does not have to be premeditated. Stephen Butler left the scene and was later found near the River Clodiagh by his mother, Lisa Kelly, who had received a call from her ex-husband John. Ms Kelly travelled from Wexford that night following the phone call and her son eventually returned to the scene after 4am.John Butler suffered multiple lacerations and a dissected blood vessel which caused an injury akin to a stroke, Mr Delaney told the jury.
Mr McGrath said he had seen Stephen Butler sitting on the street outside the home late at night having been locked out on at least two prior occasions, while the jury heard numerous remarks describing the interactions between father and son at the house in the minutes leading up the physical confrontation.
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