Trial told man had hatchet in home

The jury in the trial of a man alleged to be the getaway driver in a fatal shooting has heard that gardaí found a hatchet, a …

The jury in the trial of a man alleged to be the getaway driver in a fatal shooting has heard that gardaí found a hatchet, a hammer and a motorbike jacket in his house in the hours after the murder.

A number of Garda witnesses were giving evidence in the trial of Liam Bolger (23), Homelawn Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin, who is accused of murdering Christopher Barry (25) in Donnycarney in September last year.

Mr Bolger denies the murder.

The Central Criminal Court has heard Barry was shot nine times by a gunman in Byrne’s bookmakers on Killester Avenue on September 13th, 2008.

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