Court reports mentioning William Twomey

2023-04-25

Architect of 'barbaric' attack on businessman fails in bid to overturn conviction

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; He was sentenced by the Special Criminal Court to two years' imprisonment for assault causing harm and three years imprisonment for robbery and making a demand with menaces, with the final year of the said three-year sentence suspended.

2022-06-30

'Architect' behind violent robbery and extortion of businessman withdrew from plan, appeal told

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty

2021-10-18

Financial advisor behind plan to rob businessman who was 'barbarically' beaten is jailed

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; The judge then fixed three years imprisonment each for the offences of robbery and the demanding of money by Twomey. The judge said that the court was taking into account Twomey's age and that it would be "a shock to the system" for the defendant to be jailed, in what he described as a "considerable fall from grace".

2020-02-25

Man accused of violent €50k extortion bid is granted bail

Stage: Charge Or Pretrial

2020-02-18

Man allegedly lured to farmhouse and beaten with iron bars, court hears

Stage: Charge Or Pretrial

Outcome: remanded in custody