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NI man wanted in connection with Jennifer Dornan murder still in "critical condition"

Summary

In a court hearing on 28 November 2016, Justice Aileen Donnelly was informed that Raymond O'Neill, 37, who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder and arson connected with the death of Jennifer Dornan, 30, remains in critical condition in prison. Dornan was found stabbed to death in her burning house in Hazel View, west Belfast, in August 2015. O'Neill was arrested in Dublin in February on a European Arrest Warrant and had previously been held in a Midlands prison where he overdosed on drugs, leading to an adjournment of an extradition hearing at the High Court. The court was told that O'Neill could not attend in person due to health reasons, and his solicitor, Caroline Cummings BL, confirmed his critical state but had not received any medical evidence. Judge Donnelly expressed frustration at the lack of a medical report, which she had ordered to assess O'Neill's capacity to give instructions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: NI man wanted in connection with Jennifer Dornan murder still in "critical condition". Charges or matters: murder; arson. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• August 2015 Incident
• December 19 Adjournment
• 2016-11-28 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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