State’s first forensic pathologist carried out postmortems in Kerry babies, Toscan du Plantier and Guerin cases
Man is accused of killing Sylvia Sheils and Mary Callanan at Grangegorman in 1997
Court heard there are two counts against accused which require two separate verdicts
Jury told accused is ‘most unfortunate person’ if innocent of Grangegorman murders
Prosecution says there are a series of ‘amazing coincidences’ if Nash is not guilty
More blood flakes would’ve been expected on jacket if accused had been present at crime scene
Forensic scientist says she did not believe there were written rules for cleaning in 1997
Dr Fiona Thornton told court she carried out a visual examination on black velvet jacket for blood stains but didn’t find any
Button from accused’s jacket produced a negative DNA result when tested in 1998
Accused has pleaded not guilty to murder of Sylvia Shields and Mary Callanan in 1997
Now-deceased man was charged with murders, but charges later withdrawn
Mark Nash and second man said they had killed women in ‘unprecedented’ development
Accused denies killing two women in Grangegorman in 1997
Issue arose after juror asked judge for time off to take aptitude test to join the Garda
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