Stephen Silver, who is on trial accused of murdering a garda with his own gun, described an account of the shooting given by the man who was with him on the night as"lies, absolute bullsh*t", the Central Criminal Court has heard.
The court also heard that prior to the interviews, the accused was"aggressive","angry" and"threatening". Mr Silver then turned his chair to face the corner of the wall before getting up and standing at the window with his back to the two interviewing detectives. During the course of the interview Mr Silver also requests numerous toilet breaks, stands on a chair and pulls at a blind on the window.
Detective Inspector Brian Hanley told Michael Delaney SC, prosecuting, that he came on duty on 19 June 2020 and became aware of an issue with Mr Silver. He said the accused had removed his clothes and was acting in a threatening manner to some members. The Det Inspt agreed with Mr Delaney that during the course of this interview, various extracts from witness James Coyne’s interview were read over by Mr Silver and his solicitor and the accused was invited to comment on them.
"Somebody got to that weapon, we were both wrestling with that weapon and it then started going off.""The end result was I ended up with the weapon but it was not my weapon."