Dublin man sentenced to life for murder of brother

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Gary Murtagh was today jailed for life after pleading guilty to his brother's murder at their home on Auburn Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7

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The Central Criminal Court heard that 32-year-old Paul Murtagh had a practice of recording daily life and had recorded a huge amount of footage including the fatal attack on him on 6 November 2020.

During the first Covid lockdown of 2020 Gary Murtagh who had worked all his life"lost his routine" and the brothers were living in isolation and in very close quarters.They forced entry and found Paul Murtagh with a jacket covering his head. When the jacket was removed it was clear he had extensive head injuries and there was large amount of blood at the scene.

He also told gardaí:"It was always a strange relationship in the house and it got particularly bad in the last couple of months culminating in an incident when he assaulted me. I just snapped and I was thinking of everything over the years, my aul lad, my Ma. I picked up the hammer. I pleaded with him, I did not think he would be dead. I'm sorry that is all I have to say, I'm sorry.

The sisters said they agreed as part of his bail conditions that one family member would stay with him every night. She said the brothers had a difficult relationship which was put under further strain when Gary Murtagh lost his routing during the Covid lockdown.

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