Jury in Cavan murder trial sent home for night
A jury at the trial of a Cavan man accused of murder has been sent home for the night, having been deliberating for almost half an hour.
Trevor McCabe (aged 34), Mountpleasant, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Darren McGrath (33) in Belturbet, Co Cavan on May 20 last year.
It is the prosecution’s case that Mr McCabe shot Mr McGrath as he slept.
They say that Mr McCabe entered the house with a shotgun at approximately 5am, shot Mr McGrath twice, and then drove off.
During the trial, the court heard from the deceased man’s partner, Nicole Lennon, who told the court that the accused man was the assailant.
Delivering his charge today, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy told the jury that “special caution must be exercised... when dealing with eye-witness evidence”.
The jury will resume its deliberations tomorrow morning.
