2019-05-31
Monet basher Shannon loses appeal over stolen painting conviction
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Credit: Collins) A man previously jailed for attacking a €10 million Monet painting has lost an appeal against his conviction for handling another artwork stolen from a stately home. He was found guilty of damaging the Monet by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Martin Nolan in December 2014.