Elaine O'Hara's GP thought she was doing 'reasonably well' before disappearance

Elaine O'Hara's doctor has said he was aware of her depression, but believed that she was doing "reasonably well" when she last visited in the month before her death.

Dr Matthew Corcoran has been giving evidence at the trial of Graham Dwyer of Kerrymount Close, Foxrock, who denies murdering the 36-year-old at Killakee Mountain in Dublin on August 22, 2012.

The jury has heard that Ms O'Hara attended Dr Corcoran's GP practice in Foxrock for years, primarily for her asthma.

He has given evidence he did not treat her for her depression, but he was aware of it and believed when he last saw her on July 10, 2012 she was doing better than in previous times.

Under cross-examination, Dr Corcoran agreed he was surprised when he learned she had spent the six weeks before her disappearance in August 2012 at St Edmondsbury's Hospital for psychiatric reasons and that she had contacted The Samaritans.

The prosecution alleges that Graham Dwyer was in a 'BDSM' relationship with the childcare worker and that he stabbed her to death for his own sexual gratification

Her remains were found in September 2013, more than a year after her disappearance.

The jury has heard that no cause of death was established.