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'I'll be home soon, don't worry': Roo Redmond's sister gets four years for helping gun murderer 'lie low'

Summary

Rachel Redmond was sentenced to four years in prison at the Central Criminal Court for attempting to impede the apprehension of Wayne Cooney, who was convicted of the 2019 murder of Jordan Davis. A jury had previously found Redmond guilty of two counts of assisting Cooney to avoid capture by driving him from the scene and paying for a hotel room. Mr Justice Paul Burns noted that while the maximum penalty is ten years, Redmond's actions fell in the "upper end of middle range." He set a headline sentence of six years on each count, reduced to five years to run concurrently, and suspended the final year for three years. Redmond, who had pleaded not guilty, stated she would be home soon. The court also noted that Robert Redmond, Rachel's brother, pleaded guilty in April 2024 to conspiring with Cooney to murder Davis and was sentenced to seven years. Cooney was convicted of the murder in 2022. The judge rejected defence arguments that Redmond was merely "blinded by the relationship," stating she deliberately assisted Cooney to "lie low" after the execution-style killing in Darndale.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'I'll be home soon, don't worry': Roo Redmond's sister gets four years for helping gun murderer 'lie low'. Charges or matters: the murder in 2022, while; the murder in 2022, while Robert Redmond pleaded guilty in April 2024 to conspiring together with Cooney to murder Mr Davis on or about May 22, 2019 and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• May 22, 2019 Incident
• April 2024 Incident
• May 22 Incident
• May 23 2019 Incident
• 2025-05-19 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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