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Murderer Jahiri to remain behind bars after 'incoherent' appeal dismissed
Summary
Vesel Jahiri, 43, was convicted of murdering Anna Finnegan, 25, and stabbing her brother Karl in 2012. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 after a jury found him guilty of both murders. Jahiri represented himself at the Court of Appeal, where he submitted a range of allegations, including claims that Gardaí conspired to manufacture evidence, that CCTV footage had been tampered with, and that he was denied the right to inspect the murder weapon. The three‑judge panel found his submissions to be inadmissible hearsay, unsupported assertions, and irrelevant material. They dismissed all grounds of appeal, stating that the trial judge had acted correctly and that Jahiri's claims had no evidential foundation. Jahiri, who appeared by videolink from Midlands Prison, said he would appeal to the Supreme Court. Vesel Jahiri pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Murderer Jahiri to remain behind bars after 'incoherent' appeal dismissed. Charges or matters: both charges. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- September 21, 2012 Incident
- April 2017 Incident
- September 21 Other
- 2024-02-27 Publication
Why: Jahiri claimed that the trial judge failed to stop the trial and direct that he be found not guilty because he was not allowed to inspect the knife used to kill Anna as he claimed he was entitled to do. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: both charges (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Jahiri was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 after he was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of the murder of the mother of his two children at Allendale Glen, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, on September 21, 2012.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Supreme Court
- retain CCTV from Cabra Garda Station
- the CCTV in Cabra Garda Station
- himself voluntarily at Cabra Garda Station
- Midlands Prison
- James Connolly Memorial Hospital
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