A man accused of carrying out a"biblical atrocity" by"butchering" his older brother in"an honour killing" at a Co Kerry funeral is"no Cainite" and was in the middle of the attack trying to save his sibling, his lawyer has told a murder trial jury.
In his closing address for the State yesterday, Mr Kelly said the five family members and teenager had used"medieval violence" to"butcher" the deceased in"an honour killing", carrying out a"biblical atrocity" that was"tragic and heartbreaking as it was ridiculous and stupid". The trial has heard that the deceased suffered four stab wounds, one of which severed the femoral artery in his leg and caused him to suffer a fatal blood loss.
Mr Grehan said this was not a contest amongst advocates and that counsel were here to present each case in the best possible light."Let's be absolutely clear, this is not a contest between 'Dazzler Kelly' and the 'old gun Grehan'," he commented. He drew the jury’s attention to the prosecution making much in their closing speech of his client's wife buying him clothes and shoes in Dunnes Stores when he was in hospital after the incident. He said it seemed the prosecution was still contending that this was some"sinister movement" when he was given the clothing around 6pm on 6 October.
He further noted that the prosecution had made a comment in its closing speech that his client was"a bit malicious" when he told gardaí that his brother had a mental illness. Mr Grehan suggested the case against his client boils down to one fairly simple proposition - whether the jury was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Patrick Dooley had a weapon in his hand that day.
"He is entitled to the presumption of innocence and he is not as the prosecution suggest a Cainite who murdered his brother and who has to have the ignominy of that following him around for the rest of his days".
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