Accused’s fingerprints were found at scene

BURN marks were found on the T-shirt, pants and underpants on the dead body of Robert Holohan during forensic examinations.

Two fingerprints - identified as being Wayne O’Donoghue’s - were found on a bag found inside the sack over the remains of Robert Holohan. It was discovered that they were O’Donoghue’s fingerprints the day before he confessed to killing the boy, and the prints were confirmed as his the day after, Detective Garda Patrick O’Brien said.

Gardaí had taken the fingerprints of hundreds of local people in the days after Robert was killed.