Bobby Ryan died from blunt force trauma to the head, court hears

Patrick Quirke with his wife Imelda arriving at the Central Criminal Court Dublin Image: Leah Farrell via Rollingnews Patrick Quirke with his wife Imelda arriving at the Central Criminal Court Dublin Image: Leah Farrell via Rollingnews BOBBY RYAN DIED from blunt force trauma to the head that caused bleeding to the brain, a pathologist has told the Patrick Quirke murder trial.

The level of decomposition was consistent with death “some time” earlier and it was “entirely plausible” that he died on or about 3 June 2011 – the date he went missing. He said Mr Ryan had sustained “severe head injuries”, fractures to the skull in the region of the forehead, eye sockets, right and left sides of the face and the cheekbones.

The fracture to the thigh bone, the strongest bone in the body, was consistent, he said, with a heavy blow from a bat. He said it was possible but unlikely that the leg injury was caused by a fall into the tank. Professor Crane said the combination of injuries was not consistent with a vehicle impact. Usually, he said, leg injuries caused by vehicle impacts occur below the knee, although he accepted that the height of the victim and other factors would have to be taken into account.

In this case, he said, he would also have made a note of the adult flies that were photographed on the body and would have made a note of whether maggots seen on the body were alive or dead. He went on to say that it would have been helpful if Dr Jaber had examined the skull in more detail. The decomposition of the body was such that there was limited information available and further examination of the skull would be a “key element” he said, adding: “More should have been done.”

Staines asked the witness about the scene of death, as opposed to the scene where the body was found. Professor Crane said the injuries sustained by Ryan were such that there would have been significant bleeding. If a weapon was used he would expect to see cast-off blood patterns over the wider area and pooling of blood where the body lay.

The human bone was the middle bone of a finger and most likely belonged to an adult. He couldn’t identify the gender or age. The second cylinder contained 19 bones, eight of which were human and three possibly human finger or toenails.

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