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Judgement next month in Sunset House murder trial

Date
2017-12-21

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Eamonn Cumberton, aged 30, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 35‑year‑old Michael Barr, who was shot seven times at the Sunset House pub on 25 April 2016. The prosecution, led by Dominic McGinn SC, argued that a partially burnt Audi found near the crime scene was linked to the shooting and that a mask and baseball cap recovered from the vehicle contained Cumberton's DNA, which he could not explain. McGinn also cited Cumberton's travel to Thailand shortly after the murder, arriving at Dublin airport without luggage, as evidence of his involvement. Cumberton's defence, represented by Bernard Condon SC, dismissed the DNA and travel evidence as unreliable, arguing that the DNA could have been deposited indirectly and that the Thailand trip was irrelevant. Judge Tony Hunt remanded Cumberton in custody until the court will deliver judgement on 29 January 2018.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Judgement next month in Sunset House murder trial. 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: charge_or_pretrial

When:

April 25th 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
January 29th Adjournment
2017-12-21 Publication

Case subjects

Eamonn Cumberton

Defendant

Charges: the murder of 35-year-old Michael Barr in the Sunset House pub in Dublin's north inner city on April 25th 2016 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Patricia Ryan and Judge James Faughnan, remanded Mr Cumberton in custody until January 29th, when the court will deliver judgement on the case.

Sunset House

Defendant

Charges: the murder of 35-year-old Michael Barr in the Sunset House pub in Dublin's north inner city on April 25th 2016 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty