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Retired garda denies 'waiting for more calls' before arresting suspect in threats case

Summary

A retired senior Garda detective, Kevin Dolan, denied that his team was "waiting for more calls" before arresting Michael Murray, a convicted rapist, for questioning. Murray, aged 50, is on trial at Dublin Circuit Court for making death threats in late 2014 and early 2015 against the barristers who prosecuted him for rape, Dominic McGinn SC and Tony McGillicuddy BL, and for harassing the woman he raped by advertising her online as a prostitute in early 2015, as well as harassing his defence solicitor and Mr McGinn. He denies these charges but pleaded guilty to possessing a mobile phone that fell out of his rectum during a strip‑search on 11 February 2015. Dolan said he applied to Portlaoise District Court for an arrest warrant in May 2015 after learning of the threat on Mr McGinn in mid‑November 2014.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Retired garda denies 'waiting for more calls' before arresting suspect in threats case. Charges or matters: possessing a mobile phone which fell out of his rectum as he was strip-searched by prison officers on February 11, 2015. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• February 11, 2015 Incident
• May 2015 Incident
• 2021-06-28 Publication

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