Dwyer Trial: ‘Do not convict on basis of weird fantasies’

An architect accused of murdering a childcare worker cannot be convicted on the basis of his thoughts or unusual fantasies, a jury has been told.

Mr Justice Tony Hunt said the ingredients of murder have to be there if Graham Dwyer is to be found guilty of the murder of Elaine O’Hara, whose remains were found in the Dublin Mountains on September 13, 2013.

Charging the jury, he said a person may be convicted of a criminal offence on circumstantial evidence alone. However, he said circumstantial evidence never provided self-evident proof of guilt and must be treated with care.