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"I crawled over and blessed him": men wearing "Freddie Kruger" masks entered pub before shooting

Summary

Two men wearing "Freddie Kruger" masks entered the Sunset House pub in Dublin on the night of a shooting. Eamonn Cumberton, aged 30, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 35‑year‑old Michael Barr, who was shot dead in the pub on 25 April 2016. The prosecution argued that Cumberton was "inextricably linked" to items seized from a partially burnt‑out car near the scene, and that those items were "inextricably linked" to the shooting. Witnesses, including Theresa Smyth, described the masked men as "Freddie Kruger" or "Halloween" masks and said they entered the bar, after which a shooting occurred. Smyth said she saw Barr on the ground with blood from his head and that she "crawled over and blessed him." James Dunne, who was organising a raffle that night, recounted seeing a man with a weapon and fleeing with his daughter.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "I crawled over and blessed him": men wearing "Freddie Kruger" masks entered pub before shooting. Charges or matters: the murder of 35-year old Michael Barr in the Sunset House pub in Dublin's north inner city on April 25th 2016. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• April 25th 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-11-22 Publication

Why: "I started panicking because there were flames in the passenger side of the car," Mr Fogarty said. CNI source report

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report