The defence has concluded its case in the Central Criminal Court trial of law professor Diarmuid Phelan, who is charged with murdering Keith Conlon, a trespasser on his farm in Tallaght. Evidence suggested that Professor Phelan had reported aggressive trespassers who refused to leave his property.
Evidence given that defendant had reported constant, aggressive trespassers on his land who would not disperse and said ‘we will do whatever the f*** we like’
The trial also heard that a gate on Mr Phelan’s land had been spray painted with “a number of different expressions” including “RIP Bono” in relation to the death of trespasser and father-of-four Keith “Bono” Conlon. The jury has heard that on the day in question, three men – the deceased Keith Conlon, Kallum Coleman and Robin Duggan – had trespassed on a wooded area of Mr Phelan’s land while hunting foxes or badgers.
Det Garda Maria Dennison confirmed with defence counsel that the accused had reported trespassing incidents on his land between 2015 and 2019, and he was told by a garda “not to approach any trespassers”. The witness said the accused had reported to gardaí “constant trespassers” on his land, and that they were aggressive and would not clear when asked to, saying “we will do whatever the f**k we like”.
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