Dwyer verdict surprised pathologist

State pathologist Marie Cassidy has said that she was surprised at the jury’s guilty verdict in the Graham Dwyer murder trial, based on the lack of pathological evidence.

Speaking after a presentation to staff and medical students at the Post Graduate Centre at University Hospital Limerick, Dr Cassidy described the case as “fascinating” when she was asked her medical opinion of the two-month trial that gripped the nation in March.

She said she was not only surprised the DPP went ahead with a case, given the lack of pathology evidence, but also that Dwyer was found guilty.