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Cross-dressing machine gun murderer jailed for life
Summary
A 34‑year‑old Dublin man, Christopher McDonald, was found guilty of murdering 36‑year‑old Keith Walker in a car park at the Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club on 12 June 2015. The jury, after a little over two hours of deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict. McDonald had pleaded not guilty. He was described as having been dressed in women's clothing, carrying a handbag, a black wig and a transparent latex glove, and had been seen by witnesses in the area. CCTV footage showed a man in a handbag entering the car park at 6.01 pm, pulling a 9 mm Makarov sub‑machine gun from the handbag and firing 18 shots before escaping. The gun, found a kilometre away, bore McDonald's DNA on the wig and glove. Justice Patrick McCarthy sentenced McDonald to life imprisonment. The court heard the victim's wife and sister describe the devastating impact of the murder on their family.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cross-dressing machine gun murderer jailed for life. Charges or matters: murder by unanimous jury verdict following a little over two hours of deliberation at the Central Criminal Court; the murder of Keith Walker (36) at the Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club car park on Shelerin Road, Clonsilla, Dublin on June 12, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 12, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-07-10 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: murder by unanimous jury verdict following a little over two hours of deliberation at the Central Criminal Court; the murder of Keith Walker (36) at the Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club car park on Shelerin Road, Clonsilla, Dublin on June 12, 2015 (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; One man shouted: "Scumbag junkie bastard, I hope you rot." Before Justice Patrick McCarthy sentenced McDonald to life imprisonment, the deceased's wife Lorraine Walker and sister Michelle Walker told the court of the devastating impact the murder had on them and their family.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Shelerin Road
Topics
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