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Jury to begin deliberating in double murder trial

Summary

A jury will start deliberating on the trial of 34‑year‑old Jason O'Driscoll, who is charged with murdering 31‑year‑old Anthony Burnett and 25‑year‑old Joseph Redmond in County Louth on 7 March 2012. The case alleges that the two men were on their way to sell O'Driscoll a stolen Volkswagen Golf when they were shot in a burning car in Ravensdale Forest Park. Firefighters found the bodies with gunshot wounds to the heads. O'Driscoll pleaded not guilty. The defence suggested that another person might have been responsible or that one of the deceased betrayed the other, leading to a different shooter. Judge Patrick McCarthy explained the trial's proceedings, the legal definitions, and the jury's requirement for a unanimous verdict. He also noted that evidence of a substance found in an abandoned Mercedes in Northern Ireland was deemed unreliable and excluded from consideration. The jury will retire tomorrow morning to consider the verdict.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury to begin deliberating in double murder trial. Charges or matters: murdering 31-year-old Anthony Burnett and 25-year-old Joseph Redmond in Co. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• March 7th, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-12-04 Publication

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Stage Trial Theft Violent Crime

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