William Moran appeals murder conviction over Facebook evidence

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William Moran’s murder conviction appeal was heard at the Court of Appeal, with judgment reserved.

His lawyers challenged evidence from Facebook messages and mobile-phone records used at his trial.

The prosecution argued that the Facebook material was reliable and evidence linked Moran to the message.

Moran had been convicted of murdering Martin Brophy and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2015.

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