2022-10-13
Notorious tiger kidnapper appeals conviction for abducting three women
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; He was sentenced to 18 years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in 2018. In March 2015 he was sentenced for threatening to kill a Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) officer and failure to provide tax returns.; The appeal, before presiding judge Mr Justice John Edwards, sitting with Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, was then adjourned to December 19, when counsel for the State Roisin Lacey SC will reply to Mr O'Rourke's submissions.