Matusz Batiuk (33) denies murdering Michael McDonagh (24) at his home in Swinford, Co Mayo in 2020
He said Mr McDonagh was the youngest of 10 children and that he and his sister were fostered by their uncle and his wife. Mr Dockery said Mr McDonagh left school at 16 years old, was unemployed when he died and was living on and off with his foster sister and friends.
Detailing the evidence that will be heard, Mr Dockery said Mr Batiuk made a 112 call to the Emergency Call Answering Service at 10.51pm that night, which was forwarded to gardaí. “You will hear Paul Maughan in the background as he reacts to what occurred in the second call,” Mr Dockery said. Counsel said the court would also hear that Mr Batiuk told gardaí in his interviews that the three of them were in the sittingroom when an argument or discussion developed and “that Mr McDonagh had volunteered to hurt Mr Batiuk if Mr Maughan wanted him to do so”.
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