Jury convicts Graham Dwyer of murdering Elaine O'Hara

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Graham Dwyer was convicted of murdering Elaine O'Hara by a unanimous jury verdict. The proceedings were reported on 27 March 2015.

The jury concluded that Dwyer fatally stabbed Ms O'Hara on 22 August 2012 at Kilakee Mountain, Rathfarnham. She had left a psychiatric hospital that day.

Deliberations began on the afternoon of 24 March 2015. The registrar said the jury had deliberated for seven hours and thirty-three minutes before returning its decision.

Dwyer denied murdering her. He maintained that someone else had sent the texts attributed to him and that Ms O'Hara had died by suicide. His lawyers argued that the evidence did not establish how she had died. Mr Justice Tony Hunt endorsed the jury's conclusion and rejected the suggestion of suicide.

Sentencing remained pending. Murder carries a compulsory life term. Prosecuting counsel Sean Guerin sought an adjournment so that victim impact statements could be prepared before sentencing. A hearing to determine sentence was listed for 20 April.