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Limerick man Mark Heffernan acquitted of involvement in nail gun assault

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 7 April 2017, Mark Heffernan, a 32‑year‑old Limerick resident, was acquitted of alleged involvement in a 2015 assault that left a 53‑year‑old victim, Dan Quilligan, with a nail embedded in his left foot. Heffernan denied assaulting Quilligan on 14 September 2015 at 6 Larch Court. The court found the evidence insufficient to convict him. The prosecution had presented a tracking device indicating an Audi parked outside the Larch Court house, with Heffernan as the driver, and CCTV footage showing him with Gerard Mackin, a 33‑year‑old Northern Irishman, and Patrick Hayes, a 52‑year‑old Limerick resident, both of whom admitted to the assault. The judge noted that while Heffernan's association with the other men was evident, the indictment was too narrow to secure a conviction. Consequently, the court acquitted Heffernan of all charges.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Limerick man Mark Heffernan acquitted of involvement in nail gun assault. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• September 14th, 2015 Incident
• 2017-04-07 Publication

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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