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Jury deliberating in €2.2m tiger kidnap trial
Summary
A jury has begun deliberations in a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court involving four men—Mark Farrelly (47), Christopher Corcoran (70), Niall Byrne (36) and David Byrne (45)—who are accused of a €2.28 million cash‑in‑transit robbery and tiger kidnapping. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their Ashcroft home in Raheny on 13 and 14 March 2005, as well as to the robbery of Richardson and Securicor on 14 March 2005. The trial started last January before a specially enlarged jury of 15, but three jurors were discharged, leaving 12 to deliberate. Judge Melanie Greally spent over two days explaining the law and summarising the evidence before sending the jury out to deliberate for just under three hours, after which they were sent home for the night.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jury deliberating in €2.2m tiger kidnap trial. Charges or matters: the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 14, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-05-15 Publication
Why: One jury member was discharged last month due to personal commitments, another was discharged on Monday because of a pre-booked holiday while a third juror was discharged today. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Accused
Charges: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: the false imprisonment of Securicor driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Accused
Charges: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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