Photograph: Matt KavanaghAn “incredibly kind” man died in circumstances of “almost indescribable savagery”, a barrister has told a Central Criminal Court jury. John Casserly (58) died in his flat on Tone Street in Ballina, Co Mayo in October 2024. Kelly said that what happened next was that Casserly “met his death in circumstances of almost indescribable savagery”. Kelly said the pathologist would tell the trial that Casserly died from multiple sharp-force injuries along with blunt force trauma. They had done this earlier on the day that Casserly died and returned to his home afterwards.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 19:39 UTC