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Prosecution of Jim Mansfield Jnr to "recommence" after charges dropped

Summary

The State has dropped criminal proceedings against businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr for conspiring to commit false imprisonment and attempting to pervert the course of justice. However, prosecuting lawyers told the Special Criminal Court today that the Director of Public Prosecutions intends to "recommence proceedings" at a later stage. Mr Mansfield (52), of Tasaggart House, Garters Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin had been charged with conspiring with one or more persons to falsely imprison Martin Byrne on a date unknown between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015, both dates inclusive. He had also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice by directing Patrick Byrne to destroy recorded CCTV footage in relation to the false imprisonment of Martin Byrne between June 9, 2015 and June 12, 2015 at Finnstown House Hotel, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co Dublin.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Prosecution of Jim Mansfield Jnr to "recommence" after charges dropped. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• January 1, 2015 Other
• June 30, 2015 Other
• June 9, 2015 Adjournment
• June 12, 2015 Incident
• July 3 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2019-10-07 Publication

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