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State 'abdicating' responsibilities by allowing UK prison transfer, mum of murdered boxer says

Date
2022-06-16

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

The High Court heard a challenge brought by Tracey Tully, mother of murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy, against the State's decision to allow the man convicted of killing her son to transfer to a UK prison. The 20-year-old was fatally struck by a vehicle in Limerick in July 2019. Logan Jackson, from Coventry, England, was convicted of murder at the Central Criminal Court in December last year and sentenced to life imprisonment. He subsequently obtained approval from the Minister for Justice to serve his sentence in the UK. Ms Tully seeks to quash the transfer decision, contending it breaches her rights under the Victim of Crime Act and represents an unconstitutional abdication of State responsibility regarding parole determination. She fears losing input into any future parole application heard by UK authorities. The Minister for Justice is fully contesting the application for judicial review. Mr Justice Charles Meenan scheduled the hearing for July 15th.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: State 'abdicating' responsibilities by allowing UK prison transfer, mum of murdered boxer says. Charges or matters: Mr Sheehy's murder by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last December and sentenced to life imprisonment. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

July 1st, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
July 15th Hearing Or Sentence
July 6th Hearing Or Sentence
2022-06-16 Publication

Case subjects

Logan Jackson

Convicted Person

Charges: Mr Sheehy's murder by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last December and sentenced to life imprisonment (Proven)

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Jackson was convicted of Mr Sheehy's murder by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last December and sentenced to life imprisonment. Following his conviction, 31-year-old Jackson successfully applied to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee for a transfer from Ireland to a prison in the UK, where he will serve out the remainder of his sentence.

Tracey Tully

Applicant

Outcome: Photo: Collins) The State is abdicating its responsibility on the parole status of life sentence prisoners by allowing the man who murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy transfer to a UK prison, the Irish champion's mother has submitted to the High Court.