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Henry McGowan. Photo: ABC News
A US national described “in detail” how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands, putting a “full fist into his throat”, just over an hour after arriving at a five-star midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.
Opening the trial of Henry McGowan, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father by reason of insanity, the prosecuting barrister also said that, despite being notified by the UK’s metropolitan police that the accused was travelling to Ireland and there was some concern for his welfare, gardaí failed to locate him at Dublin airport.