The trial of a man accused of the manslaughter of an Offaly publican has heard that none of the DNA profiles found at the scene matched that of the accused.
Eddie Wing (31), with a previous address at Roscrea, Co Tipperary, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful killing of Matt Farrell at the Gaelic Bar, Daingean, Co Offaly, on April 1st, 2009. He has also denied burglary at the Gaelic Bar on the same date. During a robbery of a pub in Daingean, Co Offaly, 64-year-old Matt Farrell had his hands bound behind his back and suffered blunt force trauma to the head and face.
The grandfather and father-of-five suffered a heart attack and was found dead by his son the next day. The trial had already heard evidence from a convicted burglar who said the accused man confessed to the crime while they shared a prison cell in late 2009.
Dr Hilary Ramsbottom of the Forensic State Laboratory told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that none of the DNA profiles found at the scene could be matched to DNA samples of the accused.