Garda thought tourists body was 'lino', court hears

The body of a murdered German tourist was so deeply hidden in dense undergrowth the Garda who discovered it thought it was a roll of old kitchen lino dumped in the bushes, a jury heard at the Central Criminal Court today.

Garda Pat Kelly spoke of his shock at finding the body of Ms Bettina Poeschel in dense undergrowth as he searched a field for her at Donore, Co Meath on 17 October 2001.