Jury to hear closing speeches on Tuesday in trial of Alan Vial (39) and Nikita Burns (23) over death of Robert Wilkin (66)
Jury to hear closing speeches on Tuesday in trial of Alan Vial and Nikita Burns over death of Robert Wilkin A 66-year-old man would not have died immediately from two skull fractures that the State alleges were inflicted with a rock before he was put off Ireland’s tallest cliffs, if they were the only injuries he suffered, a pathologist has told a murder trial.
Closing speeches will begin tomorrow in the trial of Mr Vial of Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, Co Donegal and Ms Burns of Carrick, Co Donegal, who have both pleaded not guilty to the murder of Robert “Robin” Wilkin in Co Donegal on June 25th, 2023. Dr Bolster said the cause of death in the case is undetermined because of the body’s advanced level of decomposition, having spent so much time in the sea. Two depressed fractures to the back of the skull were not consistent with injuries caused by Mr Wilkin falling from the cliff, but were consistent with blows from a blunt object such as a rock, she said.
She did not think it likely he would have lived for more than 15 minutes without medical intervention. Dr Bolster stressed that she cannot say if Mr Wilkin suffered any other injuries. She said the blows she identified probably caused concussion but she did not think they would have caused bruising to the brain.
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