Brendan Bernard's Murder Trial Began in 2015

Matthew Brennan, Konstantinos Spalliaris and Edward Hill all confessed to killing and dismembering Brendan Bernard before disposing of his body. The trio were denied bail and the trial was ordered to begin the following year as police needed extra time to prepare their brief of evidence. Just a month later, on Sunday, March 22, a member of the public was walking near the boathouse restaurant where Brendan's severed forearm was found 45 days earlier when they spotted some bones. Forensic testing later confirmed the bones were not human. Despite the extensive efforts by police, no further remains belonging to Brendan Bernard were located. On July 21, a committal hearing determined there was sufficient evidence for the