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11/04/2006
Harron murder trial jury sent home
The jury have been sent home for the day by the Judge after spending four hours considering their verdict in the case of murdered Strabane woman Attracta Harron.
Trevor William Hamilton, 23, from Concess Road in Sion Mills, is accused of killing the mother of five and concealing her body in a makeshift grave near his home.
The jury at Dungannon Crown Court retired today to consider the verdict after a 28-day trial involving more than 200 witnesses.
The former librarian disappeared on December 11 2003, while walking home from Mass in Lifford, County Donegal. Her body was found four months later.
Members of Mrs Harron's family, including her husband, had waited at the court today for the verdict.
The jury will return to Dungannon Crown Court tomorrow to resume their deliberations on the verdict.
(EF/SP)
Trevor William Hamilton, 23, from Concess Road in Sion Mills, is accused of killing the mother of five and concealing her body in a makeshift grave near his home.
The jury at Dungannon Crown Court retired today to consider the verdict after a 28-day trial involving more than 200 witnesses.
The former librarian disappeared on December 11 2003, while walking home from Mass in Lifford, County Donegal. Her body was found four months later.
Members of Mrs Harron's family, including her husband, had waited at the court today for the verdict.
The jury will return to Dungannon Crown Court tomorrow to resume their deliberations on the verdict.
(EF/SP)
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