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Metal chains found in Elaine O'Hara's bedside locker, jury hears
Summary
During the fourth day of the 42‑year‑old Graham Dwyer's trial at the Central Criminal Court, the jury was shown two large metal chains found in Elaine O'Hara's bedside locker shortly after her disappearance in August 2012. Retired Detective Garda Ultan Sherlock identified the chains from the witness box. Mr Dwyer, an architect, is charged with the murder of the 36‑year‑old childcare worker in the Dublin Mountains on 22 August 2012, hours after she was discharged from hospital as a psychiatric patient. The case involves the discovery of Ms O'Hara's skeletal remains at Killakee, Rathfarnham, on 13 September 2013, and the finding of her keys in an almost‑dry reservoir in Wicklow. The unnamed 42-year-old pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Metal chains found in Elaine O'Hara's bedside locker, jury hears. Charges or matters: 36-year-old Ms O'Hara's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after the childcare worker 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 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 22nd, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 13th, 2013 Other
- August 24th 2012 Other
- August 28th 2012 Other
- September 17th 2013 Other
- 2015-01-27 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: 36-year-old Ms O'Hara's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after the childcare worker was discharged from hospital, where she had been a psychiatric patient; murdering the Dubliner on that date at Killakee, Rathfarnham (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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