Sister told me that father murdered girl, says accused's daughter

A daughter of the Sligo man accused of killing 14-year-old Melissa Mahon has told the Central Criminal Court that her sister told her that their father killed the girl.

Shirley Conroy (aged 18) agreed with Brendan Grehan SC, defending, that on January 31, 2008 her sister said: “I’ll tell you why I’m like this but you have to swear not to tell anyone or I’ll get into big trouble with the gardaí.”