Cork man accused of having sex with and murdering vulnerable woman 42 years ago

Noel Long has pleaded not guilty to murdering Nora Sheehan, 54, between June 6 and June 12, 1981 at an unknown place within the State

Noel Long is charged with murdering 54-year-old Nora Sheehan between June 6 and June 12, 1981, at an unknown place within the State. Picture: Collins Courts

A jury is to hear evidence that infers a now 74-year-old man had sex with and murdered a vulnerable woman whose "naked and bruised body" was found by forestry workers dumped in dense undergrowth in Cork 42 years ago.

The 12 jurors at the cold case murder trial of Noel Long were also told that explains the fact that semen retrieved from the victim Nora Sheehan, matches the accused man's DNA.