Mark Nash trial set to resume tomorrow

The trial of Mark Nash at the Central Criminal Court resumed following legal argument on this date. Nash, aged 42, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two women in sheltered accommodation at Grangegorman in March 1997. The alleged victims, both residents of the facility attached to St Brendan's Psychiatric Hospital, died between March 6 and 7 that year. Forensic Science Laboratory staff gave evidence regarding DNA and blood analysis conducted on samples collected from the scene. A laboratory member stated that whilst DNA was extracted from timber bearing blood marks, the quantity proved insufficient for detailed profiling due to contamination. A second witness, now employed as an IT lecturer, presented findings from blood samples examined in 1997. Mr Justice Carroll Moran directed the jury to return at 11am the following morning for evidence to resume.