Expert Witness

BBC One Northern Ireland

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Thursday 15 May

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Disabled woman Rhona Heywood was found dead next to her unconscious neighbour in 2008 after spending an evening drinking together. The neighbour, Martin Garratty, claimed he had been asleep and had no recollection of murdering the 65-year-old, but injuries to his face and hands, consistent with an attack, were enough to charge him with murder. At the trial, questions arose as to the nature of one of his injuries, a broken finger, suggesting it had occurred prior to Rhona's murder. As a result, the prosecution's case was put under scrutiny