A Dublin man has been found not guilty of murdering his neighbour, whose body was found in a wardrobe wrapped in a duvet and plastic bags days after his death.
However, a Central Criminal Court jury on Friday found Anthony Locke (38) guilty of impeding the apprehension of a person who he knew or believed to be guilty of murder.
Locke, of Ramillies Road in Ballyfermot, had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Jackson (53) at his apartment on Prussia Street, between September 6th and 7th, 2012.
The jury of six women and six men took six hours and 47 minutes to come to a majority verdict of 10 to two that Mr Locke was not guilty of murder but guilty of impeding apprehension of a person who he knew or believed to be guilty of murder.
It was day 11 of the trial.
Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy thanked the jury members for their careful deliberation on the trial and excused them from further civic duty for 10 years.
Mr Justice McCarthy remanded Mr Locke in custody until January 18th for sentencing.