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Three years "too lenient" for man who helped cartel assassination, DPP says
Summary
Martin Aylmer, 32, of Casino Park, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for supplying six pre‑paid mobile phones to the Kinahan crime group, which were used in the 2016 murder of Michael Barr. The Special Criminal Court found that one phone was found beside the getaway car used in the killing, and CCTV footage showed Aylmer buying the phone two days before the shooting. He pleaded guilty to aiding a criminal organisation, but the judge could not prove he knew a murder would occur and found no evidence he moved firearms. Aylmer, who had two prior minor convictions, is now appealing on the grounds that the sentence was unduly lenient. The Director of Public Prosecutions argued that Aylmer's provision of "vital tools" and delivery of the phones to a lock‑up that later contained firearms and bleach demonstrated his assistance in a well‑planned, cold‑blooded assassination. The Court of Appeal will review the sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Three years "too lenient" for man who helped cartel assassination, DPP says. Charges or matters: participating in, or contributing to, activity intending to facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation or any of its members in what was believed to have been the first prosecution of its kind. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- April 25, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-11-29 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: participating in, or contributing to, activity intending to facilitate the commission of a serious offence by a criminal organisation or any of its members in what was believed to have been the first prosecution of its kind (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A man who helped the Kinahan crime group commit a "cold-blooded assassination" must wait to hear whether his prison sentence will be increased on foot of an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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