Teen accused of Tristan Sherry’s murder lost control after horror of seeing friend shot, court hears

A teenager with no previous convictions who is on trial accused of murdering a gunman lost control in reaction to the “horror” of seeing his friend shot and fatally wounded, a barrister has told the Special Criminal Court.

Anne-Marie Lawlor SC, for 18-year-old David Amah, said her client was a child at the time of the killing and had never faced or even imagined a scene such as that which unfolded in the busy restaurant where he had gathered with friends and people he regarded as his family for a Christmas Eve party.

The trial at the three-judge, non-jury court has previously heard that Tristan Sherry and a second gunman entered Browne’s Steakhouse in Blanchardstown on December 24th last year where Jason Hennessy snr and about 30 others had gathered.

Sherry shot and fatally wounded Hennessy Snr before himself being dragged to the ground and beaten to death.

Three men, including Mr Amah, are on trial accused of Sherry’s murder while three others, including Hennessy snr’s son Brandon…

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