Aaron Brady capital murder trial reaches verdict

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Aaron Brady’s capital murder trial at the Central Criminal Court reached a verdict by 12 August 2020.

Brady was charged in 2018 with the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. He pleaded guilty to separate offences involving crashes in Dundalk.

During the trial, he agreed he had lied to gardaí about his movements after the murder, saying he did so because he did not want to admit he had been laundering diesel. The proceedings were reported on 12 August 2020.