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Name of fetish lifestyle website found in apartment, jury hear
Summary
The Central Criminal Court trial of Graham Dwyer, a 42-year-old architect accused of murdering Elaine O'Hara in August 2012, continued with testimony from family members. Dwyer, who has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of the 36-year-old childcare worker at Killakee, Rathfarnham, faces charges related to her death hours after her discharge from a psychiatric hospital. Her brother, John O'Hara, testified that he found printouts of hunting knives and a notebook containing the URL for the fetish lifestyle website FetLife in her apartment. He reported finding a profile named 'Chained Brunette' on the site. Sheila Hawkins, the deceased's father's partner, described recoiling from oily latex found in the home and clarified that her knowledge of O'Hara's BDSM interests came from conversations with her father. Ann Charles, O'Hara's sister, described her as naive and trusting, noting a miscarriage in 2011. Conor Gilfoyle, the last person to see O'Hara alive, testified to giving her directions near Shanganagh Cemetery. The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Tony Hunt, is ongoing and expected to last up to eight weeks.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Name of fetish lifestyle website found in apartment, jury hear. Charges or matters: the 36-year-old's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after she was discharged from hospital, where she had been a psychiatric patient; murdering the Dubliner on that date at Killakee, Rathfarnham. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- August 22nd, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 13th, 2013 Other
- August 24th, 2012 Other
- July 11th, 2012 Other
- 2015-01-26 Publication
Why: He explained that they seemed to be printouts from Active Hunting Ireland's website and that they had been printed on July 11th, 2012. CNI source report
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Charges: the 36-year-old's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after she was discharged from hospital, where she had been a psychiatric patient; murdering the Dubliner on that date at Killakee, Rathfarnham (Alleged Or Contested)
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