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Tipperary man goes on trial for murder of 90-year-old retired farmer from Waterford

Tipperary man goes on trial for murder of 90-year-old retired farmer from Waterford

A Tipperary man has gone on trial accused of the murder of a 90-year-old retired farmer who lived alone in Co Waterford.

27-year-old Ross Outram of Ferryland, Waterford Road in Clonmel denies murdering Paddy Lyons in Lismore in February 2017.

The court heard the deceased man’s body was found in a chair and he had been badly beaten.

The Prosecution say it will be alleged a blood-stained hoody with the elderly man’s DNA on it was found in the accused’s home.

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