The trial of four men accused of the false imprisonment and assault of Kevin Lunney has been shown photos of the injuries he sustained.
The Special Criminal Court began hearing evidence this morning and was also shown photos of where he was dumped and where he was bundled into his car near his home.
All four accused have pleaded not guilty to the assault and false imprisonment of the 51 year old Mannok executive on September 17th 2019.
On his way home from work on September 17th 2019, Kevin Lunney claims he was bundled into the back of a car by two masked men.
It is the prosecution’s case that he was then taken to a container on the land of 66 year old Luke O’Reilly of Kilcogy Lower, Mullaghoran, Co Cavan where he claims he was stripped and subjected to a beating.
This involved being struck with something that broke his leg and being marked with a Stanley knife.
The prosecution told the Court those responsible became concerned their DNA may have been on Mr Lunney so he was then doused in bleach before being dumped in a ditch by the side of a road.
The prosecution claims the bleach was bought by Mr O’Reilly in Lynch’s Gala shop in Killydoon that evening.
The prosecution claims 27 year old Darren Redmond and 40 year old Alan O’Brien, who are both from East Wall in Dublin 3 and a fourth man who can’t be identified are responsible for the attack on Kevin Lunney.
It alleges Mr O’Reilly was involved through providing material assistance in the planning or execution of the offences.
All have pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning Mr Lunney and causing him serious harm.
The Court has so far heard from technical examiners from the Gardaí and PSNI who visited the site where the attack is believed to have taken place and the site where Mr Lunney was bundled into the car near his home.
Photos of the laneway to his house were shown, which showed a Toyota Landcruiser and a BMW which were burnt out on the lane.
The Judges were also shown photos of the injuries sustained by Mr Lunney, including bruising to his arms, facial injuries, a broken leg and markings cut into his chest.
Photos taken during a search of Luke O’Reilly’s house were also shown, including some of bottles of bleach found during the search. Photos of two found in a bin outside the house were among those shown.
Kevin Lunney is expected to give evidence tomorrow.
