Three men accused of 'brutally and savagely' beating a Croatian man to death knew he was a foreign national, jury told

"Three men accused of "brutally and savagely" beating a Croatian man to death on a Dublin street knew that their alleged victim was a foreign national when they chased him down, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court."

"Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC told the murder trial jury that 31-year-old Josip Strok's status as a foreign national has relevance in the case of the three men accused of his murder."

Three men are accused of brutally and savagely beating 31-year-old Josip Strok to death on a Dublin street. The accused allegedly chased him down and were aware that he was a foreign national. The victim's Croatian nationality and age are asserted to have relevance to the murder case. The assault is described as violent and targeted. The matter is being tried before a jury at the Central Criminal Court where the circumstances of the chase, the alleged knowledge of nationality, and the events leading to the fatal beating are under examination.

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