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Cameron Reilly’s uncle Darren Flanagan said that although the trial may be over, it is never over for the family: “We were served a life sentence the day Cameron was taken from us”

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DKIT student Cameron Reilly had been out socialising with friends on the night of May 25th, 2018 at a field just outside the town

Prosecuting Counsel said everything Aaron Connolly had said, from the moment he and Cameron Reilly left the rest of the group, was “self-serving nonsense”

Jury also heard on Thursday Aaron Connolly, of Willistown, Drumcar, Co Louth, denied that anything sexual happened between him and Mr Reilly and told gardaí that he was "straight".

Counsel for the defence, Michael Bowman SC made a proof by formal admission to the court on Wednesday on behalf of Aaron Connolly (22), of Willistown, Drumcar, Co. Louth.

Connolly said he came in to Dunleer at around 2.30pm the next day and there were stories going around saying that Cameron was choked or strangled

Aaron Connolly (22), Willistown, Drumcar has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Cameron Reilly (18) at Shamrock Hill, Dunleer on May 26th, 2018.

The second leg takes place in Tel Aviv takes place next Tuesday