Six men are on trial at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court in Cork charged with the murder of Thomas Dooley at New Rath Cemetery, Rathass, Tralee on October 5, 2022
A 42-year-old father of seven who died following an altercation in a Kerry graveyard sustained two stab wounds, one chop wound and an incision wound, a pathologist has told a murder trial.
Patrick is the brother of the late Thomas Dooley. Three of the other defendants are first cousins of the deceased. All six men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Dooley. Thomas Dooley Jnr also pleaded not guilty to a charge of intentionally or recklessly causing harm to Siobhán Dooley, the wife of the deceased, at Rath Cemetery on the same date.
A stab wound was recorded on the back of the deceased. It was 5.8 centimetres in length and one centimetre in width with a depth of over six centimetres. The jury heard that the wound had damaged the small bones in the spine. It also caused haemorrhage around the spinal cord. Dr Collis said that the degree of damage sustained to the back would have required moderate to severe force.
Dr Collis also logged a chop wound on the right upper arm which was 25.5 cm in length, 5cm in width and 13cm in depth. She said that the chop wound was caused by a “sharp implement — the sharpness of the blade incised the wound”. Fatty tissue and muscle was exposed. Garda Crowley went to a lock-up facility where the white van was being stored by Gardaí on October 6, 2022. He said that he took pictures of a blood-stained sock on the floor of the van and of blood staining to a child seat on the passenger side of the van.
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