The trial of four Dublin men accused of beating a HIV-positive drug addict to death has gone into legal argument for two days. The jury is expected to return to the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court tomorrow.
Mr Hugh Byrne (33), of Dolphin House; Mr Mark Cooke (25), of Dolphin House; Mr John Fitzpatrick (35), of Fatima Mansions; and Mr William Kenny (55), of St Anthony's Road, all Rialto, deny the manslaughter of Mr Josie Dwyer at Basin Lane, Dublin on May 14th, 1996. They also deny assault on Mr Alan Byrne and violent disorder on the same date. It was the seventh day of the trial yesterday.