Two Dublin men will be sentenced to life imprisonment in the New Year after being found guilty of murdering Vincent Parsons in Dublin three years ago.
The 34-year-old father-of-two was beaten to death after the trial heard he had too much to drink at a stag do, became"messy" and irritated one of the two men found guilty today at the Central Criminal Court.
The jury of six men and six women arrived at their verdict after four hours and 48 minutes of their deliberations over two days. CCTV played for the jury showed that there were words between them and, counsel said, Disney became irritated and agitated and could be seen raising his arm and pointing at Mr Parsons before saying something to him.
Mr Staines had told the jury that the two accused had"acted together each and every step of the way in common design" before and after the killing, which CCTV evidence showed. The State's case was that Carlyle changed his clothes and then left the van"off site" at a nearby housing estate. Forensics found the deceased's blood was on a pair of shorts that Carlyle was wearing when gardai entered his house with a warrant less than seven hours after the alleged murder.
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