Harbison absence 'creates no difficulty' for trial, court told

The unavailability of the former State Pathologist Professor John Harbison will not create any difficulties in the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife 10 years ago, the Central Criminal Court was told.

Prof Harbison, who has been ill for several months, was due to give evidence at the trial of 65-year-old John Diver, Kilnamanagh Road, Walkinstown, Dublin, who denies murdering his wife Geraldine (aged 42) at Robinhood Road, Clondalkin on December 2 1996.