Accused's daughter tells court her father murdered schoolgirl

The youngest daughter of the man accused of murdering 14-year-old Melissa Mahon has told a jury that he murdered the schoolgirl.

Accused's daughter tells court her father murdered schoolgirl

The youngest daughter of the man accused of murdering 14-year-old Melissa Mahon has told a jury that he murdered the schoolgirl.

The 16 year-old, who cannot be named, told Isobel Kennedy SC, prosecuting, that although she had given a number of different accounts to gardaí, she wanted to tell the truth, that "my Dad had murdered Melissa Mahon”.

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