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Brothers accused of trying to murder garda must wait until 2022 for trial

Date
2020-10-21

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Two brothers, Lee Quinn, 24, and Gavin Quinn, 26, are charged with the attempted murder of Garda Alan Murphy, who was responding to a stabbing incident on St Vincent's Street, Inchicore, on the night of 30 March 2020. The brothers are also charged with possession of a knife and obstruction. Garda Murphy was injured by a large laceration to his head after being assaulted by the two men while he was helping a wounded man. The DPP had directed trial on indictment, but Mr Justice Michael White scheduled the trial for 11 January 2022, citing a backlog of cases caused by Covid‑19. The brothers were remanded in custody at Cloverhill Prison and Mountjoy Prison. The court also noted that requests for trials to be held in Cork and Kerry would be adjourned to the CCJ in Dublin for the foreseeable future. The trial will take place in 2022.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Brothers accused of trying to murder garda must wait until 2022 for trial. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

March 30, 2020 Incident
January 11, 2022 Incident
2020-10-21 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed accused

Accused

Outcome: Mr Justice White said that there was a large backlog of cases in front of the courts due to Covid-19 and that trials due to start in the next four weeks, before a government review of the lockdown, were going to be adjourned.