22 Sportsman rifle and ammunition with intent to endanger life and for unlawful purposes. Mr O'Donnell plead not guilty to having, at Allendara East, Woodford, Co Galway, on May 7th, 1994, a BSA. He also denied the murder of Father Joseph Walsh (37) between May 3rd and May 8th, 1994 and falsely imprisoning Father Walsh on May 4th, 1994. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the murder of Imelda (29) and Liam Riney (3) on a date unknown between April 28th and May 8th, 1994.
He denied all the charges as they were read out by court registrar, Mr Paddy Morrissey. Mr O'Donnell, wearing a green anorak, blue shirt and patterned tie and denim jeans, was arraigned in court yesterday on 12 counts relating to events in Cos Clare and Galway in April and May 1994. "These were the cold and calculating and well thought out acts of Brendan O'Donnell he cleverly took steps to evade detection and acted in a sinister and most terrible way and the appropriate verdict is to find him guilty of all charges." "When you hear the totality of evidence, you will be satisfied they were ritually slain in that fashion by Brendan O'Donnell and the appropriate verdict is murder," he said. Mr Haugh was opening the trial at the Central Criminal Court of Mr Brendan O'Donnell (21), a native of Co Clare but of no fixed abode, who has denied the murders of Imelda Riney, her son Liam, and Father Joseph Walsh in 1994.Ĭounsel said the jury would be satisfied Mr O'Donnell had shot dead all three victims.
Imelda Riney was shot in the left eye socket at close range and her three year old son, Liam, had been shot in the left side of the head at close range, the Central Criminal Court was told.Īnd the body of Father Joseph Walsh, who was also shot in the left side of the head at close range, was found some 950 feet away in the same wood, prosecuting counsel, Mr Kevin Haugh SC, said.
A YOUNG mother and her toddler son were "ritually slain" and buried intertwined in a wood in Co Clare, a murder trial jury heard yesterday.
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