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Bomb accused's answers "an incredible series of denials", prosecution tells trial

Date
2016-12-15

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dundalk

County
Louth

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, the prosecution presented evidence that Philip McKevitt, aged 62, was accused of possessing an improvised explosive device in his shed at Aghaboys, Mount Pleasant, Dundalk, on 22 May 2010. Gardai had entered the shed after a surveillance operation and found a trailer containing two gas cylinders adapted to cause an explosion. McKevitt had pleaded not guilty to possession of explosive substances. The court heard that on 20 May McKevitt was seen with Conan Murphy in the yard, and that a garda heard an angle‑grinder in the shed that day. Two days later, at 7 pm, gardai entered the shed and saw McKevitt coming from the trailer. In interviews, McKevitt denied knowing the trailer or cylinders, claiming he had never seen them. The prosecution described his statements as "an incredible series of denials" and argued that the shed's size made it unlikely he could have missed the devices.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Bomb accused's answers "an incredible series of denials", prosecution tells trial. Charges or matters: the possession of explosive substances at Aghaboys, Mount Pleasant on May 22nd, 2010. Procedural stage: trial

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