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IRA men who threatened to shoot accident victim are jailed
Summary
Two Dublin men, Kevin Braney (44) and Ciaran Maguire (30), were convicted of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court and sentenced to four years and six months and four years and eleven months respectively. The court found that on 13 July 2017 they travelled from Dublin to an estate in County Meath, where they threatened an accident victim, claiming to be the IRA and threatening to shoot him if he did not withdraw a claim. The victim, who had fallen from a roof and suffered fractures, had filed a claim against his former employer over unpaid wages and hospital bills. Evidence from CCTV and the National Surveillance Unit corroborated the men's travel and threat. The judge relied on belief evidence from Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Maguire, concluding beyond reasonable doubt that the men were IRA members and had threatened the victim. The sentences were back‑dated to 2 August 2017 when the men entered custody. Kevin Braney was acquitted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: IRA men who threatened to shoot accident victim are jailed. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- August 2nd, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 30 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 24 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-07-31 Publication
Why: He gave evidence in the trial saying that his employer did not pay his wages and he had put a claim in against him because of hospital bills. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Braney was today jailed for four years and six months while his co-accused Maguire was sentenced to four years and eleven months in prison. Maguire was jailed for four years and eleven months.
Convicted Person
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; Defence counsel Rosario Boyle SC, for Braney, told the court at a sentence hearing on July 24 that her client has worked as a bus driver on a part-time basis and had no previous convictions.
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