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Jury finds UK man who repeated ran over Irish boxing champ guilty of murder

Date
2021-12-13

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a UK man of the murder of Kevin Sheehy, a five-time Irish boxing champion, who was struck and run over multiple times by a jeep on Hyde Road in Limerick city on 1 July 2019. Logan Jackson, aged 31, of Longford Road, Coventry, England, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The jury unanimously rejected his defence of provocation after deliberating for two hours and thirty minutes. Jackson was also found guilty of endangerment. The court heard that Sheehy, aged 20, attempted to rise from the ground after the initial impact but was run over twice more at speed. Jackson claimed he felt intimidated after an altercation outside a house party, though he admitted to gardaí he was not under threat when he drove the vehicle and was angry and drinking. The judge will impose a mandatory life sentence next Tuesday. Sheehy's family will have the opportunity to address the court regarding the impact of his death.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury finds UK man who repeated ran over Irish boxing champ guilty of murder. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to Mr Sheehy's (20) manslaughter at Hyde Road in Limerick city on July 1, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 1, 2019 Incident
July 1 Incident
2021-12-13 Publication

Case subjects

Kevin Sheehy

Convicted Person

Charges: murder but guilty to Mr Sheehy's (20) manslaughter at Hyde Road in Limerick city on July 1, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: The judge will hand down the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment to Jackson next Tuesday and remanded the accused in custody until that date.

Logan Jackson

Defendant

Charges: murder but guilty to Mr Sheehy's (20) manslaughter at Hyde Road in Limerick city on July 1, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: The judge will hand down the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment to Jackson next Tuesday and remanded the accused in custody until that date.; The judge will hand down the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment to Jackson next Tuesday and remanded the accused in custody until that date.