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Getaway driver set himself alight while trying to burn out car used in murder
Summary
Gareth Brophy, aged 25, of Reuben Walk, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Douglas at the Special Criminal Court. Mr Douglas, 55, was shot six times in Shoestown on Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8, on 1 July 2016. Evidence showed Brophy drove the getaway Mercedes, which he subsequently attempted to set alight near Tandy Court Apartments. While burning the vehicle, his trousers caught fire before he extinguished the flames and fled to a waiting Suzuki Swift. CCTV analysis of 1,500 hours of footage, DNA evidence from the Suzuki's passenger area, and a palm print from the vehicle door linked Brophy to the crime. The court heard his involvement was assessed as more serious than that of Nathan Foley, who received a six-year sentence for the same offence. Brophy was arrested in November 2018. Sentencing was scheduled for 17 February.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Getaway driver set himself alight while trying to burn out car used in murder. Charges or matters: helping facilitate the murder of Mr Douglas; Mr Douglas's murder in August 2018 and sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment; helping a criminal organisation carry out the murder of David Douglas. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 1st, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 18th, 2018 Incident
- November 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 17th Hearing Or Sentence
- Christmas Other
- 2020-01-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: helping facilitate the murder of Mr Douglas; Mr Douglas's murder in August 2018 and sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment; helping a criminal organisation carry out the murder of David Douglas (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Frederick "Freddie" Thompson, of Loreto Road, Maryland, Dublin 8 was found guilty of Mr Douglas's murder in August 2018 and sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment. He was subsequently jailed for six years.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Bridgefoot Street
- Meath Street
- Francis Street
- Dublin
- Meath Street
- The Barn House
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