The judge in the trial of a man who denies the capital murder of a garda has told the jury to put emotion and sympathy aside when considering the facts of the case. Mr Justice Michael White addressed the jury on Wednesday and explained that a “couple of matters” had arisen in the case. He said the trial is a “complex and difficult” one where “human sympathy for the deceased may be very high on your minds”. Aaron Brady (28), from New Road, Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe while he was on active duty on January 25th, 2013 at Lordship Credit Union, Bellurgan, Co Louth. Sean Patrick Hennessy, a photographic officer with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), told Mr Staines that the PSNI and Garda cooperated in the investigation into Det Garda Donohoe’s death.

Source: The Irish Times January 29, 2020 13:41 UTC