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All the updated news related to Robert ‘Robin’ Wilkin’

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Sliabh Liag murder accused said she 'battered' deceased man's face and liked it

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Sliabh Liag murder accused said she 'battered' deceased man's face and liked it

A woman on trial accused of murdering a pensioner who was "put over" Ireland's highest sea cliffs told a friend that she had "battered" a man with a rock "until his face was out the back of his head" and that she liked it, the Central Criminal Court ...

21 Jan 2025 at 15:20

Sliabh Liag murder jury see CCTV montage of alleged killers' movements

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Sliabh Liag murder jury see CCTV montage of alleged killers' movements

The jury in the trial of a man and a woman accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was allegedly thrown off the Sliabh Liag cliffs have been watching a CCTV montage of what the prosecution say are their movements on the night of the killing ...

23 Jan 2025 at 14:33

Man put over Sliabh Liag cliffs had head injuries consistent with blunt weapon

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Man put over Sliabh Liag cliffs had head injuries consistent with blunt weapon

A pensioner whose body was found near the bottom of the Sliabh Liag cliffs suffered two depressed fractures to the back of the head that were not in keeping with the pattern of injuries from the fall into the sea, a pathologist has said. State ...

27 Jan 2025 at 17:34

Sliabh Liag murder accused 'a bit manic' when she told friend she struck deceased man

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Sliabh Liag murder accused 'a bit manic' when she told friend she struck deceased man

A woman accused of murdering a pensioner whose skull was fractured and his body allegedly thrown over the Sliabh Liag cliffs told gardai she was "a bit manic" and was exaggerating when she told a friend she had hit the deceased over the head. ...

29 Jan 2025 at 15:59

Rock found on Sliabh Liag with hairs and bloodstains matching murdered pensioner

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Rock found on Sliabh Liag with hairs and bloodstains matching murdered pensioner

A rock weighing 3.5 kilograms that was found at the top of the Sliabh Liag cliffs contained hundreds of hairs and was heavily bloodstained with DNA matching that of a pensioner who had his skull broken in and was allegedly thrown into the ...

28 Jan 2025 at 16:43

Murder accused says deceased man may 'have rolled over the edge' of Sliabh Liag

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Murder accused says deceased man may 'have rolled over the edge' of Sliabh Liag

A man accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was found at the foot of Sliabh Liag told gardai that the discovery was ironic, as the deceased "always wanted to be buried at sea". The accused man Alan Vial (39) also told gardai that ...

04 Feb 2025 at 18:12

Brother of Sliabh Liag murder accused was concerned sister was off her medication

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Brother of Sliabh Liag murder accused was concerned sister was off her medication

The brother of a woman accused of murdering a pensioner whose body went over Sliabh Liag has told the Central Criminal Court that he was concerned that his sister was not taking her medication and appeared to be drinking during the ...

06 Feb 2025 at 17:21

Google Street View used to help identify source of Sliabh Liag murder weapon

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Google Street View used to help identify source of Sliabh Liag murder weapon

A geologist has told a murder trial that she used Google Street View to help identify the possible source of a bloodied rock that was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner's skull before his body went over the cliffs at Sliabh ...

07 Feb 2025 at 15:42

Sliabh Liag murder accused tells trial his co-accused struck deceased with a rock

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Sliabh Liag murder accused tells trial his co-accused struck deceased with a rock

A man has taken the stand in his own defence to tell his murder trial that he was fighting with a pensioner - whose body was found in the waters beneath Sliabh Liag - when his former lover and co-accused hit the victim on the ...

10 Feb 2025 at 17:35

Sliabh Liag murder accused lied about deceased sexually assaulting co-accused

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Sliabh Liag murder accused lied about deceased sexually assaulting co-accused

A man accused of murdering a 66-year-old and putting his body over the cliffs at Sliabh Liag has accepted he lied to gardai when he claimed the deceased had sexually assaulted the co-accused, then 21-year-old Nikita Burns. ...

11 Feb 2025 at 16:04

Sliabh Liag murder trial adjourned for 10 days

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Sliabh Liag murder trial adjourned for 10 days

The trial of Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who deny murdering 66-year-old Robert 'Robin' Wilkin before his body was put over Ireland's tallest cliffs, has been adjourned for ten days to allow lawyers in the case to address ...

14 Feb 2025 at 15:36

Closing speeches to come after ten-day hiatus in Sliabh Liag murder trial

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Closing speeches to come after ten-day hiatus in Sliabh Liag murder trial

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 ...

24 Feb 2025 at 16:58

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