Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Charles McClean

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2024-02-09

Remorseless criminal to serve global 20-year sentence for role in three gangland shootings

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Last April at the Central Criminal Court, McClean was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for facilitating a criminal organisation in the unexplained fatal shooting of father-of-five Thomas McCarthy (55), a man who had no links to crime. McClean was today sentenced to five years and six months in prison with the final two years suspended for a period of four years.

2024-02-06

'Associate' arranged to meet Mark 'Guinea Pig' Desmond in park where he was gunned down

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: McClean has already been sentenced to two consecutive sentences totalling 16.5 years imprisonment for facilitating a criminal organisation as well as later conspiring to murder Whelan. Last April at the Central Criminal Court, McClean was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for facilitating a criminal organisation in the unexplained fatal shooting of father-of-five Thomas McCarthy (55), a man who had no links to crime.; Mr Justice Paul McDermott remanded McClean in custody until next Friday, when he will be sentenced.

2024-01-29

Criminal already serving 16.5 years admits to role in Mark 'Guinea Pig' Desmond murder

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Since 2021, McClean has been sentenced to two consecutive sentences totalling 16.5 years imprisonment for facilitating a criminal organisation as well as conspiring to murder gangland criminal Wayne Whelan. Last April at the Central Criminal Court, McClean was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for facilitating a criminal organisation in the unexplained fatal shooting of father-of-five Thomas McCarthy (55), a man who had no links to crime.; Mr Justice McDermott remanded McClean in custody until February 6, for a sentence hearing and directed the preparation of a victim impact report.

2021-01-25

Four to stand trial accused of trying to murder Wayne Whelan

Stage: Charge Or Pretrial