Cork murder trial hears both accused had 'joint animus' against Paul Jones

Counsel for Helen Jones said of her appearance on that night wearing a dressing gown and no shoes: “You could not say she was dressed to kill"

(Left to right) Helen Jones and Keith O'Hara. Ms Jones’s lawyer said the prosecution only had a theory and the jury could not convict on that, while Mr O’Hara’s senior counsel said he was acting in self-defence.

Both people accused of murdering Paul Jones at his home in Bandon Road did it because they had a “joint animus” against the victim, the prosecution claimed.

But Helen Jones’s lawyer said the prosecution only had a theory and the jury could not convict on that, while Keith O’Hara’s senior counsel said he was acting in self-defence.