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A father-of-three died from a single gunshot wound to the head which he sustained while taking part in an early morning fitness class at Bray Boxing Club, a former State pathologist has told a murder trial.
Dr Marie Cassidy on Friday gave evidence via video-link from the UK in the Central Criminal Court trial of Gerard Cervi (34), who is charged with murdering Bobby Messett and the attempted murder of boxing coach Peter Taylor and Ian Britton.
Mr Cervi, from the East Wall area of Dublin 3, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Messett (50) at Mr Taylor’s Bray Boxing Club, Bray Harbour, Co Wicklow on June 5th, 2018. He also denies the attempted murder of Mr Taylor and Mr Britton on the same occasion.
Dr Cassidy told prosecuting counsel Paul Murray SC that she conducted a postmortem on Mr Messett, who was fully dressed in gym clothing, at St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown on the afternoon of June 5th.
She said that Mr Messett had a ballistic type injury to the head caused by a bullet, which was consistent with a large exit wound at the back of the head.
In conclusion, the witness said the postmortem showed that his death was due to a single gunshot wound to the head, which had entered through the left side of the nose. The bullet had travelled through the head before exiting the right side of the head at the back. Haemorrhage in the brain stem would have caused instant collapse and rapid death, she said.
Dr Cassidy said the absence of “secondary projectiles” such as smoke, soot and unburned powder around the entry hole indicated that there was a distance of a metre or more between the victim and the shooter when the gun was fired.
Det Garda Janette O’Neill, who is attached to the ballistics section of An Garda Síochána, gave evidence that she arrived at Bray Boxing club at 10.55am on June 5th.
The witness said there was blood on the front step of the stairs leading up the gym and on the inside of the staircase. She also observed a number of discharged cartridge cases at the top of the stairs as she entered the front door of the gym. Nine discharged cartridge cases in total were found at the scene, which was consistent with nine bullets being fired, she said.
The trial continues in front of Mr Justice Michael White and a jury of three men and nine women.