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'Murder Lisa n al': Thompson trial hears of text messages to accused
Summary
The trial of Brian McHugh, aged 40, for the murder of Lisa Thompson, aged 52, continues. McHugh pleaded not guilty to the May 9, 2022 killing at Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun. The jury heard that a gold Samsung Galaxy phone seized from McHugh's Cairn Court address on June 23, 2022 contained a deleted text thread from a named woman to McHugh's phone between June 18 and 19, 2022. The recovered messages, retrieved with Cellebrite, include statements such as "Murder Lisa n al", "I could of been like Lisa today strangle n stab", and "Move the knife did u". A second Apple iPhone was seized from the woman's home on May 13, 2022, holding a contact named "Brian". The jury also saw Facebook Messenger exchanges between accounts titled "Brian McHugh" and "Lisa Thompson" from April 14–15, 2022, and a WhatsApp message from Thompson's phone to a named man on May 9, 2022.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Murder Lisa n al': Thompson trial hears of text messages to accused. Charges or matters: murdering Ms Thompson (52) at Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun in Dublin 11 on May 9, 2022. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- June 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 9, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 23 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 18 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 19 Other
- May 13, 2022 Other
- May 10, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 14 Other
- March 26, 2022 Other
- 2025-02-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murdering Ms Thompson (52) at Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun in Dublin 11 on May 9, 2022 (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- from Ballymun Garda Station
- Ballymun
- is attached to Ballymun Garda Station
- Ms Thompson's house
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