Barbara Staunton agreed she was suspected of concealing body

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Barbara Staunton agreed at a murder trial that gardaí had suspected her of concealing a body. The proceedings were reported on 4 November 2015. She denied knowing Christopher Jackson’s body was in their bedroom wardrobe and had never been charged with concealing it. She said she thought the body had been put outside but did have a “feeling” it was in the wardrobe.

Anthony Locke had pleaded not guilty to murdering Christopher Jackson at an apartment on Prussia Street in Dublin between 6 and 7 September 2012. The trial was continuing with Ms Staunton’s evidence before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury.