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Lunney accused replied 'no comment' in inference interviews

Summary

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, one of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has been heard refusing to answer key questions during garda interviews. The accused man, identified as YZ for legal reasons, replied "no comment" when asked to explain CCTV footage showing him driving a van in which blood matching Mr Lunney's DNA was later discovered. He denied involvement in the September 2019 abduction at Drumbrade, County Cavan, and denied inflicting injuries on Mr Lunney with a Stanley knife and wooden bat. YZ, along with Alan O'Brien, Darren Redmond, and Luke O'Reilly, has pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm. Detective Sergeant Peter Woods outlined the circumstantial evidence against YZ, including the presence of a motorway toll tag from a vehicle linked to the abduction found in his apartment. The trial continues before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and two other judges.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Lunney accused replied 'no comment' in inference interviews. Charges or matters: false imprisonment; intentionally causing serious harm. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 2017 Other
• September 17, 2019 Incident
• 21 November Incident
• November 2019 Other
• September 16, 2019 Other
• 2021-07-22 Publication

Why: The accused man, who is known as YZ because he cannot be named for legal reasons, denied any involvement in the abduction and told gardai he was not the person who told Mr Lunney to resign from his position as a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report