Murder accused Joe O'Reilly suspected a workman from a cable television company killed his wife, a jury in the Central Criminal Court was told today.
Philip Brown, the managing director of the outdoor advertising company in which Mr O'Reilly worked gave evidence of meeting the accused for lunch on October 26th.
He said that when he met Mr O'Reilly in the Shelbourne Hotel, there was 'quite a lot of discussion about the death of his wife.'
He said Mr O'Reilly told him he had 'one or two suspicions' about who the murderer was.
"He suspected there may have been a man who worked for NTL who he had asked to come and install cable in the house," he said.
He added: "He was querying why the police weren't investigating that man." He said Mr O'Reilly was also worried that because he hugged his dead wife at the scene, he might have destroyed evidence.
"He said it was a really distressing scene and that he embraced his wife. He was concerned that may have compromised the forensic evidence."
Under cross-examination by defence counsel, Mr Patrick Gageby SC, Mr Brown said he was sure the accused referred to a man from NTL and not SKY.
Joe O'Reilly (35) of Lambay View, Baldarragh, Naul, Co Dublin has pleaded not guilty to murdering 30 year-old Rachel O'Reilly, the mother of their two children, at the family home on October 4th 2004.