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Yousef Palani gets date for trial on double murder charges

Summary

A 22-year-old man from Sligo has been scheduled to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court in November 2023 on charges relating to two deaths and an attempted murder in the town. Yousef Palani is charged with the murder of Aidan Moffitt on April 10th and Michael Snee on April 12th, as well as the attempted murder of another man on April 9th. At a brief hearing before Mr Justice Paul McDermott, the trial was fixed for November 13th, 2023. Defence counsel indicated the case is expected to last approximately four weeks. Mr Palani appeared via video-link from Castlerea Prison in Roscommon during the hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Yousef Palani gets date for trial on double murder charges. Charges or matters: the murder of Aidan Moffitt at Carton Heights in Sligo on April 10 this year. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• April 10 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 12 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 9 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 13, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-12-01 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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