Closing speeches have concluded in the trial of Kieran Greene, who denies murdering Patricia O'Connor at their home in Dublin in 2017.
Her daughter Louise, granddaughter Stephanie, and Stephanie's father Keith Johnston all deny impeding Mr Greene's apprehension or prosecution.
It is the prosecution's case that Kieran Greene murdered Patricia O'Connor in the bathroom of the home they shared at Mountainview Park in Rathfarnham on May 29th 2017, and that he buried her in a shallow grave in Wexford afterwards, later dug her up, dismembered her and scattered her remains across the Dublin and Wicklow mountains.
He initially admitted all of the above to gardaí, claiming he was acting in self-defence and entirely on his own.
However, he changed his story six months later. and claimed he was taking the blame for someone else.
Ms O'Connor's granddaughter Stephanie is accused of disguising herself as her grandmother to make it appear she was still alive.
Her mother Louise is accused of allowing that to happen, while Stephanie's father Keith Johnston denies helping Mr Greene by buying various tools that were to be used in the concealment of Patricia's remains.
Closing speeches have now concluded, and the jury will begin its deliberations once the judge has finished his charge to them.
Closing speeches
Earlier today, Louise O'Connor's defence barrister Michael Bowman told the jurors there was no smoking gun or forensic evidence pointing to his client’s guilt.
He said the case against her all comes down to interpretation, and he told them they weren’t allowed to speculate or rely on any gut feeling they might have.
Mr Bowman said the prosecution wanted them to believe that CCTV footage of Louise and Stephanie in the back garden on the night of the alleged murder was evidence of a plan being hatched.
However, he described that as “wild speculation” and he said they were being asked to take a “leap of faith”
Mere presence is not enough, he said, and guilt by association is not a basis with which you can convict.
