The case for the prosecution has concluded in the trial of a man accused of shooting publican Charlie Chawke during an armed robbery at his south Dublin premises in 2003.
Larry Cummins (54) of Mellows Road, Finglas, pleaded not guilty to intentionally causing serious harm to Mr Chawke, robbery of €48,652 in cash and cheques, possession of a shotgun with the intention to commit robbery and two counts of possession of a shotgun with the intention of resisting arrest at The Goat Grill, Goatstown and Stillorgan Heath on October 6, 2003.
The jury heard that Mr Chawke got into his car outside the pub around lunch time on the day in question with a bag containing cash and cheques. He said that a man holding a shotgun approached his car, opened the door and demanded the bag.
Mr Chawke grabbed for the gun but missed and the raider took aim and fired a shot into his right knee. His leg was later amputated. It was alleged that this man was not Cummins but his accomplice in the joint enterprise.
The jury were told that a garda patrol car had stopped at lights outside the pub at the time of the alleged shooting and pursued the raiders who fled the scene in a red Volkswagen.
Gardaí pursued the raiders through a number of housing estates and into a cul de sac at Stillorgan Heath but slowed when the passenger in the vehicle, Larry Cummins, pointed a shotgun at their patrol car.
The men allegedly abandoned their car and pointed two sawn off shotguns at the patrol car. The driver fired a shot at the garda windscreen before both men ran down a lane way.
The jury heard that two gardaí chased after the raiders on foot and apprehended them. Mr Brendan Nix SC (with Mr Gareth Quinn BL), defending, has not cross examined any witnesses and has repeatedly told the court "on the instruction of my client I have no questions".
The hearing continues before Judge Frank O'Donnell and a jury of four men and eight women