HandoutA man on the murder accused told a trial that his co -accused killed a 66 -year -old man from a rock to the back of the head, causing him to stop breathing, before he Stop breathing before returning it.
Dermano Head, Klibgus, County Dongel, and Nikita Burns’ Allen Well, County Dongel, both, both denied the killing of Robert Wilkin on June 25, 2023.
The body of a County Tyrone man was found eight days later in the foothills of the Salat League mountains.
Mr Wyl, 39, told Dublin’s Central Criminal Court on Monday that he lied during his police interview and did not reveal that he had done 23 -year -old MS Burns now because he protected him. He was trying to do because he had “feelings for him.”
The rock, which was heard by the court earlier, had blood and hair with Mr Wilkin, who was also known as Robin, Garda (Irish police) viewed in the upper part of the rocks. Found near the location.
Mr Wail said that he now admitted that when he left Mr Wilkin, the pensioner was not breathing and he went to sew the league “to get rid of the body”.
He said he could not remember who thought Mr. Wilkan was in the mountains.
She said that Ms Burns had taken money from the victim’s pocket before they both took her to the fence.
“We lifted it on the fence and then we dropped it on the other side and he wandered from the shore of the mountain.”
Mr Wail said he did not know that Ms Burns was going to use a rock to attack Mr Wilkan before and did not ask her nor collide with her.
He said he did not encourage him to kill him and he did not want Mr Wilkin, whom he described as his friend, would die.
Sex
Mr Wail described himself as a alcohol and said he met Robert Wilkin once in May 2023.
Mr Wilkin was living in his car, after that, Mr Wail offered to allow him to stay at his house on the condition that he helped to work in the property.
He said there were occasions when Mr Wilkin behaved publicly, as if he was slapping and talking to him on the back of the head, but his relationship was “very good”.
He said he “did everything together in a month”.
Mr Wail said he met Ms. Burns for the first time in June when she reached the Dermano Head with Mr. Wilkin on Saturday.
Mr Waile said she went home with her and started sex with her.
Go back to the scene
The court heard Mr. Wail, Ms Burns and Mr Wilkin were drinking alcohol on various bars on the night of the alleged murder.
He went into a car simultaneously and Mr Waile said that Mr. Wilkin was aggressively towards him.
Mr Wail said that Mr Wilkin told them and Ms Burns asked to get out of the car after an argument, and when Ms Burns came out, Mr Wail refused.
He said that Mr Wilkan then hit his face three to four times on his face while they were both in the car.
Mr Waile said that after that he grabbed Mr. Wilkin’s wrists so that he could stop him from hitting him again.
He said he did not know what was the reason for Mr. Wilkin’s attack on his head, but after re -happened, he saw that Ms Burns went to the passenger’s door and Mr. Wilkin was a Attack the back of the head from the rock.
He said that Mr. Wilkin then left the lame and there was a severe injury on the back of his head.
He said he did nothing to stop the bleeding and believed that Mr. Wilkan was currently dead.
Mr Waile said that after that he took the league to the Seyy League, but said he could not remember any conversation and could not say how he decided to go to the mountains.
She said that Ms Burns had taken money from Mr Wilkan’s pocket, which she later used to buy cannabis.
He denied that the “robbery was wrong” and said he had never intended to take money from Mr. Wilkan.
Mr Wail said he returned to the scene twice to see if the body was visible or “if anyone felt anything”.
He said he cleaned the car at Mr. Shishl’s brother’s house and later that day he destroyed the car, which resulted in Mr Shell arrested later on charges of drinking.
He accepted that he lied to the guard in the interview when he said that Mr. Wilkin was alive when he left him in the Sitch League.
He said he was “trying to bring a story in which Nikita and himself be included” during the interview.
The trial is underway.
