Graham Dwyer denied killing Elaine O'Hara in garda interviews, court hears

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The court heard that Graham Dwyer repeatedly denied killing Elaine O'Hara during garda interviews. The proceedings were reported on 12 March 2015.

The court heard details of interviews following his arrest at home shortly after 7am on 17 October 2013 on suspicion of her murder. He was brought to Blackrock Garda Station.

Asked where he was on 22 August 2012, the day she disappeared, he said he could not remember.

He denied that two phone numbers gardaí said he had used to contact her were his, and denied sending text messages read to the jury. He said gardaí were making huge assumptions. He also said he had never denied being in Stepaside or in the shop at Belarmine Plaza.

In his fourth interview, he said he had contacted her through a website and met her a few times over the years. He said he would have contacted her by text, while continuing to deny that the phones used to send her messages were his.