DNA on knife in accused’s car fits dead woman’s

DNA on a knife found in the car of a retired member of the defence forces matched that of a prostitute he is accused of murdering in Co Westmeath four years ago, a jury has heard.

Jimmy Devaney, aged 66, of Millbrook Avenue, Monksland, Athlone has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Marie Greene, 37, in Westmeath on February 13, 2011.

The court has heard that Ms Greene, who was working as a prostitute, was last seen alive on the evening of February 13 and her body was found in a bog near Ballykieran outside Athlone nine days later.