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Pair admit helping criminals murder Vinnie Ryan
Summary
Two men, Paul O'Beirne (36) and Jeffrey Morrow (37), pleaded guilty to helping a criminal organisation murder 25‑year‑old Vinnie Ryan. They were charged with facilitating a serious offence under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. O'Beirne was also charged with providing and destroying a motor vehicle used in the murder, while Morrow's indictment did not mention the vehicle. The court accepted the pleas and remanded both men in custody until a sentence hearing on 26 July. Mr Justice Michael White said he would not pass sentence that day and would set a date for sentencing. The trial included evidence that Ryan was shot three times, one bullet passing through his head, and CCTV footage linking O'Beirne to the disposal of a seat cover from a car used in the murder. The prosecution also presented DNA evidence linking a dog's hair to the cover recovered from O'Beirne's garden.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pair admit helping criminals murder Vinnie Ryan. Charges or matters: facilitating the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation by the provision and destruction of a motor vehicle; facilitating a serious offence contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 24 Incident
- Friday July 26 Adjournment
- Wednesday, July 31 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 29, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 29, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2015 Incident
- July 26, 2016 Other
- October 13 Other
- April 14, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-07-23 Publication
Why: When they arrived at Ms Smyth's home, they pulled up outside and Ms Smyth got out with their daughter and asked Mr Ryan to move the car because it was parked on the grass. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: facilitating a serious offence contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: remanded in custody until this Friday July 26 for a sentence hearing
Defendant
Charges: facilitating the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation by the provision and destruction of a motor vehicle (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: remanded in custody until this Friday July 26 for a sentence hearing
Places mentioned
- Colepark Drive
- McKee Road
- Rotunda Hospital
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