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Man goes on trial accused of murdering "full-time criminals"
Summary
In a double‑murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, a 34‑year‑old Dublin man, Jason O'Driscoll, was charged with the 2012 killings of Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond, two Co. Louth criminals who were shot dead in a stolen Volkswagen Golf. O'Driscoll pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Alexander Owens SC presented a circumstantial case, arguing that O'Driscoll was present at the scene and therefore a participant in the murders, without needing to prove he fired the fatal shots. Owens described the victims as "full‑time criminals" involved in car theft, noting they had stolen the Golf from a Sandymount home and later drove it north to a layby at Ravensdale Park, where they were shot in the head and the car was set on fire. The jury, composed of eight men and four women, was instructed to consider whether O'Driscoll's presence alone made him guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man goes on trial accused of murdering "full-time criminals". Charges or matters: murdering Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond, who were found shot dead in Co Louth on March 7th, 2012. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- March 7th, 2012 Other
- March 7th Other
- 2017-10-18 Publication
Why: He suggested that the jurors conclude that Mr O'Driscoll had participated in the murders 'because there's only one reasonable inference to be drawn from the proved circumstances'. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murdering Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond, who were found shot dead in Co Louth on March 7th, 2012 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Richmond Avenue
- Ravensdale Park
Topics
Stage Trial Theft Violent Crime
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