Mark Nash murder trial continues after foreman excused

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Mark Nash’s murder trial continued at the Central Criminal Court on 17 February 2015 after the jury foreman was excused. Nash denies murdering Sylvia Shields and Mary Callanan in Grangegorman, Dublin, between 6 and 7 March 1997.

The jury was reduced from seven men and five women to six men and five women, and elected a new foreman. Evidence then continued, with retired detective Gardaí describing interviews and alleged statements attributed to Nash. The trial continued.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.