Jury in murder trial fail to reach verdict
A jury in the trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering a 65-year-old grandmother were sent to a hotel for the night after failing to reach a verdict, at the Central Criminal Court today.
Conor Grogan (aged 26), of Avonbeg Park, Tallaght, Dublin, and Timothy Rattigan (aged 26), of St Dominick’s Terrace, Tallaght, Dublin, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mrs Joan Casey (aged 65) at Avonbeg Park on April 3, 2004.
The jury of six men and six women had deliberated for a total of three hours and 57 minutes before Mr Justice Paul Carney sent them to a hotel for the night.
The jury will continue its deliberations on the murder charge against Rattigan tomorrow.
Mr Justice Carney has directed the jury to find Grogan not guilty after ruling that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the case against him.
Mrs Casey was shot dead through her bedroom door around 6am on Saturday, April 3.
