The court was told that Tom Niland suffered brain injuries, a fracture to his eye socket and multiple rib fractures.
A pensioner’s “cruel and senseless” death from injuries inflicted by three men in his rural home in Co Sligo has “left a void that can never be filled”, the Central Criminal Court has been told.
In a victim-impact statement, Michael Walsh said he did not recognise his 73-year-old cousin Tom Niland when he saw him in hospital after the assault on January 18th 2022.
Mr Niland’s face, head and neck “were covered in blood and blood was coming out of his eyes”. He was so shocked he could not speak and just held Mr Niland’s hand “to let him know I was there”.
“The recurring thoughts of what happened to Tom
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