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Body in suitcase suspects allowed Supreme Court bid
Summary
Two Dublin men, Kenneth Brunell and Barry McArdle, aged 27, are wanted in Holland for the murder of Keith Ennis, 29, whose dismembered body was found in an Amsterdam canal in 2009. They were arrested in Ireland on extradition warrants issued in 2011. A third man, Philip County, 31, had already been extradited to Holland in April 2011. Irish Judge John Edwards ordered their surrender to Holland but the men's lawyers argued that Dutch authorities abused process by drafting a prosecution instead of an investigation to secure extradition. Edwards acknowledged a potential problem in Irish law regarding judicial oversight of European Arrest Warrants and sent a question to the Supreme Court. He remanded Brunell to Cloverhill prison pending surrender, while McArdle, serving a domestic sentence, was remanded until 9 November 2017 with a postponed release order pending appeal. The case remains pending before the Supreme Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Body in suitcase suspects allowed Supreme Court bid. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- April 2011 Other
- November 9 2017 Adjournment
- 2014-03-28 Publication
Why: Mr Justice John Edwards ordered their surrender to Holland last month but lawyers for the pair argued there was an abuse of process by Dutch authorities in drafting a prosecution instead of an investigation in order to secure their extradition. Prosecution account reported by CNI
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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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