Christopher Slator’s murder appeal dismissed by court

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Christopher Slator’s murder conviction appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 13 November 2025.

The conviction concerns Michael Barr’s murder at Dublin’s Sunset House pub on 25 April 2016.

The court ruled that DNA evidence from a mask and runners was admissible and found no basis to disturb the trial court’s conclusions on possible contamination. It also held that evidence about Slator’s travel after the shooting was admissible as circumstantial evidence.