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Jury sworn in at Vickers murder trial

Joan Vickers - Killed last year
Joan Vickers - Killed last year

A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court to try a 43-year-old Dublin man charged with murdering his wife.

Brian Vickers has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 43-year-old Joan Vickers but guilty to her manslaughter on 20 April 2009 at their home on Shelmalier Road, East Wall.

The trial, which is expected to last a week, will begin on Thursday before a jury of five women and seven men.