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Jim Mansfield Jnr denied hiring Border Fox O'Hare

Summary

Jim Mansfield Jnr, aged 54, denies hiring Declan "Whacker" Duffy or Dessie O'Hare, both of whom have pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning one of Mansfield's employees. He is on trial at the Special Criminal Court for conspiring to abduct security man Martin Byrne and for attempting to pervert the course of justice by directing Byrne's brother, Patrick, to destroy CCTV footage of Byrne's abduction. Mansfield says he never had an issue with Byrne, who worked for him and lived rent‑free at a Dublin property owned by the Mansfields. He claims he never employed Duffy or O'Hare, who he says were known to him but never worked for him, and denies bringing Byrne to them for any purpose. He also denies telling Patrick Byrne to destroy the recording device. The trial continues before a three‑judge court.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jim Mansfield Jnr denied hiring Border Fox O'Hare. Charges or matters: falsely imprisoning one of the businessman's employees; conspiring with one or more persons to falsely imprison Martin Byrne on a date unknown between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 7, 2015 Incident
• January 1, 2015 Other
• June 30, 2015 Other
• June 9, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 12, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021-10-05 Publication

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