‘What was his state of mind at that time’

WAYNE O’DONOGHUE did not flinch as the prosecution outlined horrific details of how he allegedly killed an 11-year-old schoolboy.

But the Rosary beads twisting constantly in his hands were perhaps a better clue to his true emotions.

The engineering student, who lived less than 60 feet away from the boy he is accused of murdering, is at the centre of one of the most high-profile trials in recent Irish history.