The jury has begun hearing the closing argument from the defence in the trial of the 50-year-old farmer who is accused of murdering his love rival Bobby Ryan.
The prosecution alleges that Mr Quirke murdered Mr Ryan because he wanted to rekindle his relationship with Ms Lowry with whom he had been having an affair and that he staged the discovery of the body because his lease on the farm was coming to an end. He told the jury members they could not come back in six months and ask if they made the right decision, there was no second chance and this was "too serious" and profound.He said they must begin their analysis of each of the propositions put forward by the prosecution by saying Mr Quirke was innocent and ensure the prosecution had proved otherwise.
He said it was not enough to do a person for murder on what is presented here which was in the realm of speculation. He said there was not one whit of evidence to support a suggestion by the prosecution that Bobby Ryan might have been lured into an old milking parlour. If there were two options available the jury must choose the one consistent with innocence, he added.He said a large part of the prosecution's case was based on the evidence of Mary Lowry and many of the allegations she "threw across the courtroom" at Patrick Quirke would not last five minutes if made on their own in a court.
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