Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' after shooting, witness tells trial

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A witness has told the Central Criminal Court that the man accused of the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan was “looking crazy” after the shooting

A MOTORBIKE MECHANIC accused of the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan was “looking crazy” after the garda was shot dead, a witness has told the Central Criminal Court.

Civilian witness Dyenny Makulova, a Slovakian national who lived on Castlerea Main Street, gave evidence to counsel for the prosecution, Michael Delaney SC that she was at home on the night when she heard gunshots outside and a loud argument involving more than one voice.Makulova said she looked out and saw a man lying on the road with another man standing next to him.

In response to cross-examination by defence counsel Maurice Coffey SC, the witness confirmed that in her original statement to gardaí, she described the man as “looking crazy or something”. He said he heard the man on the corner shouting at two gardaí. Mulvihill said that the man threw an object onto the ground and shouted, “I’ve thrown it down.”He described the man as being “tallish” with long hair and wearing dark clothes with a visibility jacket on.

In response to cross-examination by Coffey, the witness said that the man shouted at the gardaí, “He’s dead, he’s dead.”

 

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