Strephen McCourt charged over death of 47-year-old who was found in a reservoir
A Co Tyrone man is to stand trial this autumn on a charge of murdering a man whose remains were discovered in a reservoir.
Mr Heagney, 47, was last seen in December 2021. He was reported missing in July 2022 and his remains were recovered from a reservoir in Cappagh the following month by a police search team. Crown barrister Gary McHugh KC told Mr Justice O’Hara that a trial is expected to last between three and four weeks. The court also heard that the defence is seeking experts for a number of issues including the forensic analysis of bloodstaining and forensic pathology in respect of the remains of the deceased.Mr Justice O’Hara noted the delay in the case which he said must be “truly miserable” for the Heagney family.
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