Gardai investigating the murder of the Dublin teenager Raonaid Murray are re-examining security camera footage after it emerged that the young woman could have met her killer up to 40 minutes before her death.
A new witness has reported seeing a young woman, believed to have been Ms Murray, and a man walking along Northumberland Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, at about 11.30 p.m. on September 3rd. This follows a report of a couple, believed to be the same people, being seen arguing at Corrig Avenue at 11.52 p.m.
Gardai now believe that the man who was accompanying Ms Murray may have met her outside or near Scotts pub in Dun Laoghaire shortly after she left the pub at 11.20 p.m.
Ms Murray was found stabbed to death in a laneway off Silchester Road, near her Glenageary home, shortly after 12.10 a.m on September 4th.
"She turned right when she left the pub and went in the Dalkey direction, and she was 25 yards up Northumberland Avenue where the latest sighting was made," Det Insp Eamon O'Reilly said. The duration of time the pair spent together had led the Garda to believe that they knew each other.
????????i are contacting Ms Murray's friends to see if any of them can recall seeing the man before. While it was possible that the man had been in Scotts pub and had followed Ms Murray from there, Det Insp O'Reilly said they had not received any reports of her being followed.
The man, in his 20s, had sandy-coloured hair styled like the rock singer Noel Gallagher. He was wearing a brown or dark-coloured, round-necked top and light-coloured combat trousers.
Gardai are still trying to piece together what happened in the final 50 minutes of Ms Murray's life. The walk from Scotts pub to her home takes just 15 minutes. As part of this process, members of the 50-strong investigating team have begun reviewing security camera tapes from business premises along the route.