Car’s technology may yield information on killer’s movements

The Nissan Qashqai driven by Mark Hennessy in the abduction of Jastine Valdez might still yield additional information to gardaí investigating his movements before and during the horrific events of last weekend, but neither the car manufacturer nor gardaí are sure.

Video footage emerged on Monday of the moment the father of two bought the car last year from a local Nissan dealer. And witness reports that the vehicle had been spotted — alongside CCTV footage and triangulation of mobile phone usage — led gardaí to the scene in Cherrywood where he was eventually shot and killed.

However, gardaí said yesterday the inbuilt satellite navigation system was not a factor in tracing Hennessy, but could still contain some useful information.