The prosecution has completed its evidence in the trial of a man who admits killing but denies murdering his father during a row about drinking at home. Justice Tony Hunt at the Central Criminal Court told the jury of seven women and five men that the next stage of the trial will be closing speeches by barristers for the prosecution and defence. He asked the jurors to pay close attention to the speeches as what they say will be “very useful to you in your deliberations.”Mark Tims (48) has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to the murder of his father Anthony “Tony” Tims at the home they shared at Rowlagh Green, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on July 13th, 2018. The accused man told gardaí during interviews that he “lost it” after his father “kept at” him for drinking in the house. The trial continues in front of the jury and Justice Hunt.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2020 16:18 UTC