Left the accused Fergus O'Connor and, right, the late Paudie O'Connor.

Left the accused Fergus O’Connor and, right, the late Paudie O’Connor.

Murder victim Paudie O’Connor told his girlfriend he loved and missed her just hours before he was killed.

His girlfriend Liz O’Donovan gave evidence on day five of the Kerry murder trial in the Central Criminal Court in Limerick and stated that she had spoken to and received messages from Paudie O’Connor a short time before his death, including a call during which he said “I love you…Don’t forget it”.