Stephen Lynch, from Tallaght, was hit by a silver Ford Focus at Brookwood Close in the Dublin suburb on April 13th, 2017, and pronounced dead at the scene.

The High Court heard that Stephen Lynch’s body was dragged more than 50 feet under the car before it stopped and the driver and one or two other men got out and fled.

Stephen Lynch (31) suffered catastrophic head injuries after he was struck by a silver Ford Focus and dragged along a road by the vehicle following an altercation with its occupants