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Special arrangements ahead of Aaron Brady capital murder sentencing

Date
2020-10-13

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Crossmaglen

County
Armagh

Summary

Aaron Brady, aged 29 and last resident of New Road, Crossmaglen, Co Armagh, was found guilty of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe by an 11‑to‑one jury verdict on 11 August. He is expected to receive the mandatory life sentence for capital murder, with a minimum term of 40 years to be served. Brady also pleaded guilty to a separate robbery of €7,000 at Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgen, Co Louth, on 25 January 2013, and will be sentenced for that offence separately. On 13 October, special arrangements were made for the sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court. Lorcan Staines SC, on behalf of the DPP, applied for an overflow court; the judge, Mr Justice Michael White, granted the request and scheduled the hearing in Court 17 with a live feed to a second court in the Criminal Courts of Justice.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Special arrangements ahead of Aaron Brady capital murder sentencing. Charges or matters: the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict on August 11. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

August 11 Hearing Or Sentence
January 25, 2013 Incident
2020-10-13 Publication

Case subjects

Aaron Brady

Convicted Person

Charges: the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict on August 11 (Proven)

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; The 29-year-old with a last address at New Road, Crossmaglen, Co Armagh is expected to be sentenced to the mandatory term for capital murder of life imprisonment with a minimum time served of 40 years on Wednesday. He will be sentenced for this offence separately tomorrow.