A Wicklow farmer with Parkinson’s syndrome has been granted bail after winning an appeal against his conviction for the murder of his older brother.
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Cecil Tomkins admitted shooting 66 year old Walter Tomkins at the home the two bachelors shared in Cronlea, Shillelagh on July 1st, 2010 in a row over their mother’s burial.
He will now face a retrial.
In the meantime the Central Criminal Court has granted bail to the severely disabled 63 year old who is a wheelchair user.
He will return to the care of a nursing home in Rathfarnham, Dublin where he lived before his trial.
