Jury sent home for day in £3m money-laundering trial

THE jury in the trial of a Cork father and son accused of laundering more than £3m from the Northern Bank robbery of December 2004 was told the case could not proceed yesterday.

Judge Cornelius Murphy asked the jury to return to Cork Circuit Criminal Court today at 10.30am for the resumption of the case.

The five women and seven men of the jury made a brief appearance in Courtroom 2 at noon yesterday only to be sent away. Judge Murphy said: “Certain events have arisen which means we cannot proceed with your part of the trial. Again, do not discuss the case with anyone other than among yourselves.”