2026-01-13
'Honour killing' convict was misidentified at trial, lawyers claim
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: On the first day of the appeal hearing yesterday, Thomas Dooley Jnr's barrister, Thomas Creed SC, argued that his arrest and detention by gardaí was unlawful, while Patrick Dooley's senior counsel Michael O'Higgins contended that a "leading question" put to a witness about a sword or machete allegedly held by Patrick should not have been permitted into evidence at the men's trial.