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Woman denies she had 'agenda' to collect then-partner after he murdered 22-year-old

Date
2025-03-25

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Rachel Redmond, 34, pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting Wayne Cooney to evade prosecution following the murder of Jordan Davis in May 2019. The State alleges she drove Cooney away from the scene and checked him into the Clayton Hotel near Dublin Airport to impede his apprehension. In her defence, Ms Redmond denied having an "agenda," stating she did not know Cooney had committed a crime when she collected him. She told the jury she was in love with him and only realized the severity of his actions after viewing CCTV footage in 2020. The court heard that her brother, Robert Redmond, pleaded guilty in April 2024 to conspiring with Cooney to murder Davis and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Ms Redmond admitted to paying for the hotel room but maintained she was unaware of the murder at the time. She denied directing her friend Stacey Hayes to collect Cooney, claiming she merely asked for a lift. The trial continues before Mr Justice Paul Burns.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman denies she had 'agenda' to collect then-partner after he murdered 22-year-old. Charges or matters: the two counts. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
May 22 2019 Incident
May 22 Other
May 22, 2019 Incident
August 2022 Incident
August 2020 Incident
2025-03-25 Publication

Why: Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC, prosecuting, began his cross-examination of Ms Redmond by asking her whether she accepted she must be a very unlucky person because she had picked up her then-partner ten minutes after he committed the murder of Mr Davis. CNI source report

Case subjects

Robert Redmond

Convicted Person

Charges: the two counts (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The jury heard today that Robert Redmond had pleaded guilty in April 2024 to conspiring together with Wayne Cooney to murder Mr Davis on or about May 22 2019 and was sentenced to seven years in prison.