Drawn to the dark side

WORKING in the Central Criminal Court, I am aware of its highly-charged nature.

Drawn to the dark side

There are all kinds of emotions and this was certainly the case in Eamonn Lillis’s murder trial. He was accused of the murder of his wife, Celine Cawley.

A hushed silence enveloped the packed gallery each morning he entered. He adopted the same pose each day, sitting forward, appearing to write, or study and re-study notes — rarely raising his head. His disposition was one of calm and dignity. Eamonn Lillis was my first of many subjects.

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