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Jury discharged after eight days of trial; case to be mentioned before the court on 15 April 2026.

Jury discharged on 18 March 2026; prosecution opening evidence details from 10 March 2026; case to be mentioned again 15 April 2026.

Reports the discharge of the jury in the Central Criminal Court trial of Liam O'Leary, and the date the case will next be mentioned. The article gives the incident dates as a range, 23 to 24 October 2024, so incident_date is left empty.

Trial opened; prosecution described the killing as 'almost indescribable savagery' with 27 stab wounds and a blade driven through the palate into the skull; O'Leary's self-defence account to gardai detailed; trial continues before Ms Justice Melanie Greally and a jury.

Trial opened at the Central Criminal Court before Judge Melanie Greally; prosecution described the injuries as 'almost indescribable savagery'; O'Leary's self-defence account to gardaí detailed, including that Casserly threatened him and came at him with a knife.

Trial testimony from neighbours Joanna Forde and Natasza Francuiziak, Men's Aid helpline workers, a Garda, a friend of the deceased, and a Mayo County Council housing officer describing events on the day of the murder and the condition of the body when gardaí entered the apartment.

Trial opened at the Central Criminal Court; prosecution outlined the injuries sustained by the deceased including 27 stab wounds, a removed eye, a blade inserted through the mouth into the skull, and a butter knife in the anus. The jury was told the deceased was described as 'incredibly kind' and died in circumstances of 'almost indescribable savagery'.

Reports the opening of the murder trial, the prosecution's account of the injuries and the discovery of the body, and that the trial is expected to last three weeks. Includes witness testimony about the men's behaviour the day before the death.

Trial commences; O'Leary pleads not guilty; jury sworn; directions given to jurors regarding connections to the trust, Men's Aid, and Mayo.

First court appearance: O'Leary pleaded not guilty; jury sworn; trial set to begin the following Tuesday and expected to last up to three weeks.

Reports the arrest, charge and remand in custody at Castlebar District Court, one day after the incident. Matches existing case 3524 on the victim, accused and Wednesday incident date.

Reports that O'Leary was arrested at Ballina Garda Station and charged with murder on 25 October, and gives the court sequence: Castlebar District Court, remand in custody, and legal aid granted. Its incident date is inferred from 'last Wednesday night' relative to the 25 October report.

Reports that the man in his 20s was released without charge with a file for the DPP, and that the man in his 30s remains in custody under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Early report of the death: two men in their late 20s and early 30s arrested, victim named locally as John Casserly, postmortem arranged and gardaí appealing for dashcam and camera footage.

Names the victim as John Casserly, aged 59. Reports that two men aged in their late 20s and early 30s were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. Reports the stab wounds, the appointment of a Senior Investigating Officer, and a public appeal for dashcam footage.

Early report of the incident: names the victim as John Casserly (59), gives the Tone Street location and time, reports that two men were arrested and detained, and sets out the garda appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.

Early live-blog report from the day after the killing. Adds the initial garda statement, the victim's name and age, the arrests of two men, the scene preservation and the appeal for witnesses. Its details match this case.

Reports the Ballina location, the arrest of two men detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and the investigation set-up. Does not match existing case 15644, which concerns a different incident in Lucan, Dublin.

The article text is website template code with no story content. Only the headline gives details: a man in his 50s found dead in a Mayo apartment and two arrests. The incident date is not given.

Garda press release confirming the Ballina death, two arrests under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, the appointment of an SIO and a witness appeal. No names are given. Matched to the existing Ballina case on date, location and the late-50s victim.

Official garda.ie update, with no names given. It confirms two men were arrested, one released without charge pending a DPP file, and one still detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Official garda.ie notice that a man in his 30s has been charged and will appear at Castlebar District Court on 25 October 2024. It does not name the victim or the accused and does not state a cause of death.