Dead man’s DNA found on the shoes of accused

Dead mans DNA found on the shoes of accused

Thursday, November 14, 2013

A Limerick murder trial has heard that DNA matching the dead mans was found on the clothing and shoes of one of the men accused of murdering him.

By Natasha Reid

Ian Flanagan, aged 24, brother of Sen, of the same address as his co-accused, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender on the same date. He is accused of removing a CCTV recording device from their house, knowing it might form evidence in a prosecution.

Forensic scientist John Hoade told the Central Criminal Court that he examined tracksuit bottoms and a pair of runners attributed to Sen Flanagan.

A mixed DNA profile was generated from the blood on the toe of the right runner, he said, explaining to the jury that it had DNA from two people. The major profile matched the deceaseds profile, he said, adding that the chance of another person having the same profile was less than one in 1,000 million.

A DNA profile generated from blood staining on the tracksuit bottoms also matched Mr McMahons profile, Mr Hoade added.

He was asked about the pattern of this staining.

The blood on the lower left leg of Sen Flanagans tracksuit bottoms was airborne, he said. Its my opinion that Sen Flanagan was in close proximity to Gerard McMahon when Mr McMahon was bleeding.

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