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Brian McHugh has pleaded not guilty to murdering the 52-year-old in Dublin in May 2022 | FILE PHOTO
A 40-year-old man is due to go on trial later this Wednesday accused of murdering mother-of-two Lisa Thompson in Dublin nearly three years ago.
Brian McHugh with an address at Cairn Court, Poppintree, Ballymun in Dublin 11 was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on Tuesday afternoon.
When the charge was formally put to him, Mr McHugh pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Thompson (52) at Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun in Dublin 11 on May 9, 2022.
Mr Justice Paul Burns swore in a jury of eight men and four women to hear the trial, which will begin this Wednesday morning.
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The jurors have been told the trial is expected to last three weeks.
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