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THE trial of a man accused of mur- dering Ennis hackney driver Liam Moloney will enter its fourth day at the Central Criminal Court today. Anthony Kelly, a 54-year-old na-
tive of Ruan, has denied murdering the father of four, at Portlecka, Ruan, on February 11, 2005.
He has admitted the killing, but claims he was of diminished re- sponsibility at the time. It is the prosecution case that the killing was
“planned and executed” and that the victim was lured to his death.
Mr Moloney was struck 17 times to the head and his throat was then cut from side to side. According to the prosecution, the motive was robbery and the accused went to his victim’s
flat in Ennis a short time after and stole cash.
The accused told gardai he felt “possessed” when he hit Mr Molo- ney, who he had met through a mutu- al friend some months beforehand.