Accused pretended to be asleep for six to seven minutes while being questioned by gardaí, court hears
Later in the interview, Mr Silver added: “You guys forced me to do it by sending a guy up to shoot me. I like guns and arrows, ye like guns and getting fat.”
When he went to see what the noise was, he met Mr Silver in the corridor who apologised and said he would pay for any damage. The inspector said he asked his colleague what had happened, and the garda told him Mr Silver had broken the toilet seat. Mr Silver , from Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Gda Colm Horkan knowing or being reckless as to whether he was a member of An Garda Síochána acting in accordance with his duty at Castlerea, Co Roscommon on June 17, 2020. He has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and the jury have been told the main issue in the trial is Mr Silver’s state of mind at the time of the shooting.
Mr Silver also told detectives: “End result is one of your guys died. Accept it and move on. Self-defence, that’s all I used. Asked about the struggle between himself and Gda Horkan, the accused said it took place on the ground. He said he hit Gda Horkan with “the back of the gun” but said the garda “would have shot the first couple of shots. He had the gun out. After that I don’t really remember the whole thing like. But it definitely wasn’t my gun.”
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