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Photos of key witness statement in Aaron Brady trial sent from prison phone, trial hears
Summary
During the Special Criminal Court hearing, a Mountjoy prison officer discovered a hidden mobile phone inside a sock in a wall cavity of Dean Byrne's cell. The phone, a black Sony, contained a Facebook account named Dean Byrne that had communicated with a relative of Daniel 'Dano' Cahill, a key witness in Aaron Brady's murder trial. Garda Orla Madden retrieved Facebook conversation records showing Byrne's attempts to prevent Cahill from giving evidence, including voice messages urging Cahill not to share his statements and claims that Cahill's testimony was false. Byrne, aged 30, is charged with conspiring with Aaron Brady to pervert the course of justice by persuading Cahill not to testify. The trial continues before Judges Paul Burns, Elma Sheahan and Marie Keane. The article reports only the discovery of the phone and the related communications, without detailing any trial outcome.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Photos of key witness statement in Aaron Brady trial sent from prison phone, trial hears. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- June 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 9 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 6 Other
- June 20 Other
- April 8, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 22, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 25, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-04-29 Publication
Why: Mr Cahill gave his evidence via video-link from New York because travel was restricted due to a covid outbreak. CNI source report
Case subjects
Background Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; He is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years.
Places mentioned
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy prison
- Special Criminal Court
- Cabra Park
- Dublin
- New Road
- Crossmaglen
- Armagh
Topics
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