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All evidence heard in €2.2m tiger kidnapping trial

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a jury heard all evidence in the trial of four men—Niall Byrne (36), Mark Farrelly (47), Christopher Corcoran (70) and David Byrne (45)—who are accused of a €2.28 million cash‑in‑transit robbery and the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their Ashcroft, Raheny, home on 13 and 14 March 2005. All four pleaded not guilty to both the robbery and the false imprisonment. Judge Melanie Greally instructed the enlarged jury of fourteen members to consider the evidence before delivering their speeches and cautioned them against drawing conclusions prematurely. The case, now in its fifth trial, had previously involved a telecommunications expert who confirmed that calls from a third number to the Byrne couple's phones in the week before the robbery did not match their usual pattern.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: All evidence heard in €2.2m tiger kidnapping trial. Charges or matters: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005; the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 13 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 14, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 1 Other
• March 6, 2005 Other
• March 14th Other
• 2018-05-01 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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