Convicted murderer admitted it was ‘not on’ to assault a feeble 90-year-old farmer
that there could only ever be one outcome when a 26-year-old man hit a 90-year-old pensioner at least 10 times with a walking stick.
It became apparent from witness testimonies at the trial that Lyons was reliant on the generosity of friends to look after him. Lyons’ body was found slumped in an armchair in the middle of his kitchen. His penis was exposed through his boxer shorts and there was a trail of urine coming from underneath the chair. There were multiple lacerations on his scalp and evidence of extensive blood loss .
Outram’s grandmother had brought him to Ballysaggart as a child and photos of him with Lyons were found in the defendant’s house during the investigation. He claimed that he had marks on his hands and lumps on his head after being attacked by the vulnerable old man and dropped his trousers during Garda interviews to show off an injury to his inner thigh.
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