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Men to be extradited for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer

Summary

Two Dublin men are to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges of attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer and possession of explosive substances with intent to endanger life. Ciaran Maguire, aged 29, and Sean Paul Farrell, aged 32, were arrested in County Donegal in June following the discovery of an improvised explosive device at a PSNI officer's home. Mr Justice Donald Binchy of the High Court ruled that arguments against their extradition should be rejected. The judge declined to summarise his detailed judgement. The defence had raised concerns regarding interviews conducted at Milford and Letterkenny Garda Stations, but the Northern Irish authorities confirmed they would not seek adverse inferences at trial. Extradition orders were held pending a further court mention scheduled for 26 February.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Men to be extradited for alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 18 Incident
• Wednesday, February 26 Other
• Christmas Other
• 2020-02-14 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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