Mark Nash pleaded not guilty to 1997 double murder charges

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Mark Nash pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Sylvia Shields and Mary Callanan. The proceedings were reported on 27 February 2015.

The women were killed in Grangegorman between 6 and 7 March 1997, the court was told.

His former partner Lucy Porter gave evidence on 27 February 2015, describing Mark Nash as a fantasist who told lies.

She also gave evidence about his movements, clothing and behaviour around the time of the killings.

The trial continued.