There was no interference, murder trial jury tells judge

A jury in the trial of a Nigerian man accused of murdering his Jamaican born wife by hitting her in the head with a lump hammer has assured the judge that its members have not been contacted by anybody about the case.

The jury was hearing evidence on day one of the trial of Goodwill Udechuckwu (aged 32) with a previous address at Royal Canal View, Royal Canal Bank, Phibsboro who denies the murder of mother-of two Natasha Gray (aged 25) at the same address on February 18, 2003.