2017-06-01
Former Sinn Fein Councillor jailed for 12 years for false imprisonment
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: former Sinn Fein councillor who physically and mentally tortured a man he believed was trying to defraud him has been jailed for 12 years by the Special Criminal Court. Patrick Dowdall, the father of the former councillor, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in the offence.; Earlier this month, the court adjourned the sentencing of Jonathan Dowdall and his father Patrick Dowdall after hearing submissions from Jonathan Dowdall's counsel Mr Michael O'Higgins SC.