2019-06-19
DPP drops all charges against tiger kidnapping accused
Stage: Appeal
Outcome: Mark McCarthy (32), of Elm Dale Crescent, Ballyfermot was jailed for nine years after pleading to the kidnapping.
Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Mark McCarthy
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2018-03-23
Tiger kidnapper has sentence increased to 15 years
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: McCarthy was sentenced to nine years imprisonment by Judge Patricia Ryan on May 19, 2017. His sentence was found to be "unduly lenient" by the Court of Appeal today, following an appeal brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions and McCarthy was given a new sentence of 15 years.
2018-03-06
DPP seeks to increase tiger kidnapper's 9-year sentence
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to nine years imprisonment by Judge Patricia Ryan on May 19, 2017.
2017-05-19
Nine-year jail sentence for man who took part in €660k tiger kidnapping
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Ryan backdated his sentence to November 2013, when he was taken into custody.
2017-04-28
Gardai "struck it lucky" in €660k tiger kidnapping investigation, court told
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment.; Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case until May 25 when a full plea in mitigation will be given on behalf of McCarthy by his legal team.