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Investigators tell defence they didn't speak to witnesses with purpose of implicating murder accused
Summary
In the Central Criminal Court trial of John Joseph Malone, a 53‑year‑old from Newpark, Kilkenny, a Garda inspector, Colin Furlong, testified that investigators did not deliberately seek witnesses to implicate Malone in the 1987 murder of 69‑year‑old Ann 'Nancy' Smyth. Furlong said witnesses came forward of their own volition and that the Gardaí's aim was to gather any evidence relating to the crime, not to obtain confessions. He denied that the Gardaí had tried to make a charge stick or that they had coerced witnesses. Furlong acknowledged that some Gardaí had contacted witnesses but maintained that the statements were voluntary. He also confirmed that the Gardaí had investigated Barney Malone, John's brother, and found no evidence linking him to the killing. The prosecution case has now finished, with the trial set to continue tomorrow before Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury of seven men and five women.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Investigators tell defence they didn't speak to witnesses with purpose of implicating murder accused. Charges or matters: murdering 69-year-old Ann 'Nancy' Smyth on September 11, 1987 at her home on Wolfe Tone Street in Kilkenny City. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- September 11, 1987 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2012 Other
- May 2013 Other
- 2011 and 2012 Other
- 2017-04-10 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: murdering 69-year-old Ann 'Nancy' Smyth on September 11, 1987 at her home on Wolfe Tone Street in Kilkenny City (Alleged Or Contested)
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