‘There was never any possibility of a new life with my lover’

EAMONN LILLIS yesterday denied he killed his wife, Celine Cawley, and said he never felt trapped in his marriage or believed that a relationship with his younger lover may have offered him a new life.

As he took the stand for a second day, Lillis, aged 52, maintained his poised, collected demeanour throughout the cross-examination by Mary Ellen Ring, BL for the prosecution.

During his 45-minute stay in the witness box, Lillis – dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and navy tie – admitted he had first posited the idea to his wife following their fight that they blame their respective injuries on a burglar.