Hayes denied knowing victim

MURDER accused Oliver Hayes denied that he knew Bandon woman Anne Corcoran in reply to a Garda questionnaire circulated in the west Cork town following her disappearance in early 2009.

The Central Criminal Court heard yesterday that Hayes also claimed he had never been in Ms Corcoran’s car and had not seen the vehicle around the street where he lived in Bandon after she had been reported missing from her home at Maulnaskimlehane, Kilbrittain on January 19, 2009.

Evidence was also heard that Hayes’ distinctive walk and his van were similar to those of an unknown figure caught on CCTV footage taking money out of Ms Corcoran’s account at ATM machines in the Bandon area.