Graham Dwyer charged with murder as trial hears of 847 texts

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Graham Dwyer faced a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 2 March 2015. He had pleaded not guilty to murdering Elaine O’Hara at Killakee, Rathfarnham, on 22 August 2012. The jury heard that 847 text messages were sent from Dwyer to O’Hara between January 2008 and December 2009, including 53 on 13 January 2009. Garda evidence also linked a mobile phone’s movements between Galway and Dublin with toll records and a vehicle identified as belonging to Dwyer. The trial continued before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and the jury.