Murder accused Patrick Quirke told gardaí he instinctively knew the body he found in an underground tank was that of missing man Bobby Ryan
The jury has been hearing transcripts of voluntary interviews he gave to gardaí in May 2013 in which he said his only crime was having an affair with Mary Lowry.
Mr Quirke has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Ryan at an unknown location on a date between 3 June 2011 and 30 April 2013.When asked to describe in detail what he had seen in the tank, he said every time he closed his eyes he could see it.Asked why he phoned his wife instead of gardaí, Mr Quirke said he did not think of anything logical, he just wanted to ring his wife, he was in shock.
Asked why he did not alert Ms Lowry, he said he had deliberately avoided meeting her because he was afraid of what he might say. He said someone had suggested that it was "standard" to remove the clothing to get rid of forensics and that someone professional would remove the clothing from a body.
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