‘Inescapable conclusion’ husband killed Meg

THE prosecution in the trial of Waterford man John O’Brien, accused of murdering his wife, Meg Walsh, told the jury they should not allow themselves to be swayed by any “sympathy or emotion or prejudice”.

Bus driver O’Brien, 41, with an address in Ballinakill Downs, Co Waterford, denies murdering 35-year-old Meg on a date between October 1, 2006, and October 15, 2006.

The mother-of-one’s body was recovered from the River Suir on October 15, 2006.