The jury in the trial of two sisters accused of murdering their mother's boyfriend and dumping his headless body in the Royal Canal in Dublin will resume deliberations this morning.
The six men and six women stayed in a hotel overnight after spending more than nine hours considering their verdict yesterday at the Central Criminal Court.
Charlotte Mulhall (23), Kilclare Gardens, Tallaght, a mother of one, and Linda Mulhall (31), a mother of four from the same address, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Farah Swaleh Noor (38), also known as Sheilila Salim, at Richmond Cottages, Ballybough, on March 20th last year.
Mr Justice Paul Carney told the jurors there were four verdicts open to them in respect of each accused. These were murder; manslaughter; "accessory after the fact" of the killing, where the accused were not directly concerned with the killing but gave assistance to the person who perpetrated it; and acquittal.
Yesterday, the jury sought clarification from the trial judge, Mr Justice Paul Carney, about the legal definitions of provocation and self-defence.