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'Very soon, bang bang': lifer Redmond gets global 19-year term for conspiring to murder dealer over €70k debt
Summary
Robert Redmond (35) was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for conspiring to murder Jordan Davis in 2019. Redmond, who is already serving a life sentence for the murder of Barry Wolverson, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge. Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed a seven-year term, which runs consecutively to Redmond's existing 12-year sentence for firearms possession. This results in a total of 19 years' imprisonment to be served concurrently with his mandatory life sentence. The judge rejected defense arguments that the consecutive structure constituted a disproportionate 'quasi-life sentence,' citing Redmond's 'deep involvement' in the 'cold-blooded' killing and his 99 previous convictions. Evidence presented included threatening text messages from Redmond to Davis regarding a €70,000 drug debt and 'tick lists' found at addresses linked to Redmond. Wayne Cooney (33), who was convicted of the actual murder of Davis in July 2022, is currently serving a life sentence. The court noted that Davis was shot while pushing his infant son in a pram near a school in Darndale.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Very soon, bang bang': lifer Redmond gets global 19-year term for conspiring to murder dealer over €70k debt. Charges or matters: murdering Mr Davis in July 2022 and is currently serving a life sentence. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- May 22, 2019 Other
- July 2022 Other
- May 3, 2019 Other
- November 2018 Other
- January 2019 Other
- October 20, 2020 Incident
- December 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 17, 2020 Other
- 2018 and 2019 Other
- 2024-05-16 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: murdering Mr Davis in July 2022 and is currently serving a life sentence (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Wayne Cooney (33) was jailed for life for the murder of Mr Davis after a jury found he was the cyclist who circled Mr Davis for three days like a "shark moving towards its prey" before firing eight shots at him from a 9mm pistol and striking him three times. SENTENCING In arriving at the sentence to be imposed, Mr Justice McDermott said he was "satisfied" that a pre-mitigation headline sentence of the maximum 10 years' imprisonment could be fixed but he gave Redmond a two-year discount for his plea of guilty.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Special Criminal Court
- Streamville Road
- Dublin
- Belcamp Lane
- Malahide Road
- Kileek Lane
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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