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image captionStephen McKinney denies murdering his wife Lu Na McKinney
The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife on a boating holiday has heard from the police officer who helped to pull the woman out of Lough Erne.
Lu Na McKinney, a mother of two, was found in the water off Devenish Island in the early hours of 13 April 2017.
Her 44-year-old husband, Stephen McKinney, from Castletown Square in Fintona, County Tyrone, denies murder.
The officer said that when he arrived at the scene he had to ask Mr McKinney twice where she had entered the water.
Not Enough Lifejackets on Boat Hired to Lough Erne Murder Accused, Trial Hears
30th April 2021
The body of Lu Na McKinney was found by a jetty at Devenish Island on Lough Erne, near Enniskillen
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The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife on a boating holiday in Co Fermanagh has heard the company that hired out the boat to the accused had failed to supply enough lifejackets on board, as BBC News reports.
It was originally suspected that McKinney slipped from the deck of the boat which was hired from Manor House Marine, a director of which was questioned during the second day of the murder trial at Dungannon Crown Court yesterday, Thursday 29 April.
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image captionStephen McKinney denies murdering his wife Lu Na McKinney
The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife during a boating trip on Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, has heard a recording of the emergency call he made to police after she entered the water.
Stephen McKinney, 44, of Castletown Square in Fintona, County Fermanagh, is accused of murdering Lu Na McKinney on a date between 11 and 14 April 2017.
The couple were on a family trip ahead of their wedding anniversary.
They had hired a cruiser from Manor House Marine.
They moored at Devenish Island for the night and it was there that Mrs McKinney entered the water.
Trial hears 999 recording from Stephen McKinney Stephen McKinney s 999 calls were played to the jury 30 April, 2021 17:42
Lu Na McKinney
THE trial of a man accused of killing his wife during a family boating holiday on Fermanagh s Lower Lough Erne five years ago, heard recordings of his emergency 999 calls.
At times the two recordings, lasting over 40 minutes, were almost inaudible, as an almost breathless Stephen McKinney was heard panting, crying and breathing heavily as he repeatedly pleaded for help over his mobile phone.
The recordings were played to the jury of eight men and four women at the Dungannon Crown Court where 44-year-old Mr McKinney originally from Strabane, but living with his 35-year-old wife Lu Na in Convoy, Donegal, but now with an address in Castletown Square, Fintona, denies murder.