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Man pleads not guilty to murdering two women 18 years ago

Summary

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of Mark Nash, 42, who has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Sylvia Shields, 59, and Mary Callanan, 61, which occurred in a house attached to St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital in Grangegorman on March 6 and 7, 1997. The double‑murder trial will begin on Wednesday before Judge Carroll Moran and is expected to last six to eight weeks.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man pleads not guilty to murdering two women 18 years ago. Charges or matters: the murder of Sylvia Shields (59) and Mary Callanan (61), who lived in sheltered accommodation, in a house attached to St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital in Grangegorman between March 6 and March 7, 1997. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• March 6 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 7, 1997 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-01-19 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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