Man jailed for double murder of elderly brothers gets date for appeal

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A man convicted of murdering two elderly brothers in Castlebar has been granted an appeal hearing date of 21 June. Alan Cawley, aged 31, of Ballina, Co Mayo, was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2017 after a jury unanimously found him guilty of killing Thomas Blaine, aged 69, and John Blaine, aged 76, at New Antrim Street on 10 July 2013. Cawley had admitted the killings but denied murder, arguing diminished responsibility on grounds of mental health conditions. The Central Criminal Court rejected this defence. The Court of Appeal fixed the hearing date during a procedural mention. The coroner for Mayo has indicated the inquest into the deaths cannot proceed until the appeal concludes, a matter which has caused concern to the deceased's family. Legal submissions from both parties have now been filed ahead of the June hearing.

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Alan Cawley gets life for 'savage' double murder of elderly Mayo brothers described as 'angels' - Irish Examiner Irish Examiner · Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMT
Man guilty of murdering elderly brothers in Co Mayo - The Irish Times The Irish Times · Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMT
Man charged with murder of elderly Co Mayo brothers - The Irish Times The Irish Times · Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT
Man charged with murders of elderly Mayo brothers - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT
Ballina man (26) charged with murdering elderly Castlebar brothers - The Mayo News The Mayo News · Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:00:00 GMT
Mayo man loses appeal against murder conviction - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT
Cawley admits killing Castlebar brothers but denies murder - The Mayo News The Mayo News · Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:00:00 GMT
Lawyers for double murderer asked to write to coroner regarding appeal as inquest into deaths being held up - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT

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