Graham Dwyer’s phone contained links to stabbing images, court told

Links to images on Graham Dwyer's 087 work phone, taken from him when he was arrested, included women being stabbed, strangled and killed, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has been told.

Mr Dwyer, from Foxrock, is charged with murdering Elaine O'Hara in 2012. He has pleaded not guilty.

Det Sgt John Colgan agreed with Seán Guerin SC, for the prosecution, that Mr Dwyer was asked about the contents of his HTC phone in the fifth and final interview with gardaí, following his arrest on October 17th, 2013.

Mr Guerin read the questioning into the record.

Phone data

The court was told the data on Mr Dwyer’s phone included “YouTube applications” accessed in May and June 2013. Titles included “Close up stabbing” and “Woman stabbing prison guard”.

Asked about these by Det Sgt Colgan, Mr Dwyer answered: “If the machine says that, I agree with that. It’s related to horror.”

Mr Dwyer was also asked about a link on his phone to “woman strangled” and asked if he recognised it.

“I wouldn’t dispute it, but I never strangled anyone,” Mr Dwyer responded.

He was asked about other clips, one of which, he said, was of a “live murder” in Russia. There was also a link on the phone to an email address ending 391@gmail.com.

Mr Dwyer was asked who that was.

“Is it Elaine O’Hara?” he responded.

“I believe it is,” Det Sgt Colgan said.

Mr Dwyer was also asked about two images called “lovely disgrace.com” of a 17-year-old girl immobilised, stabbed and killed on a bed.

Horror site

Mr Dwyer said he had looked at those on his laptop and they were on a website called “gore”; it was a horror site.

Det Sgt Colgan asked him why he needed to look at the sites.

“I can’t explain. I know it’s sick,” Mr Dwyer said.

There were also four small “snaps” including one of a female breast with screwdriver inserted in it, and a “semi-naked female covered in blood”.

Mr Dwyer said he didn’t take those photos. One photo was of a left hand with an injury on a finger.

An address and telephone book owned by Ms O’Hara was also shown to the jury. The green, spiral book contained an 083 phone number under the name “Graham”. Det Sgt Peter Woods confirmed the 083 number was stored under “G”.