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Bray Boxing Club murder accused may be granted bail
Summary
Gerard Cervi, the appellant accused of the murder of Bobby Messett and the attempted murders of Pete Taylor and Ian Britton at Bray Boxing Club in June 2018, may be granted bail on stringent conditions. The Court of Appeal found that Cervi has spent a "highly unusual amount of time" in custody, nearly five years, without a date for his second trial. While the State opposed bail, citing flight risk due to his post-incident travel to Spain, the court noted the absence of an imminent trial date. Justice George Birmingham stated that the substantial period in custody and uncertain timeline persuaded the court to contemplate bail, provided strict conditions are met. These proposed conditions include residing at a named address, signing on twice daily, surrendering travel documents and driving licence, installing a landline, and allowing electronic tracking of his mobile phone. The court invited parties to return to discuss whether these proposals were broadly appropriate. The matter was adjourned to allow for further discussion on the conditions, and no final decision on the bail application was made at this stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bray Boxing Club murder accused may be granted bail. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- June 5, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 29, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 24, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 22, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 6, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2018 Incident
- September 6, 2018 Incident
- 2023-05-18 Publication
Why: Counsel said his client did not want to nominate who he was with because "they are likely to get adversely involved in all of this and he doesn't want to do that". CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Supreme Court
Topics
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