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Notorious criminal Wayne Dundon "entitled to justice just as much as anybody" appeal court told
Summary
In 2016 the Court of Appeal heard Wayne Dundon's appeal against a 2012 conviction for threatening to kill Alice Collins and her sons. Dundon, aged 37, was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of threatening to kill or seriously harm the Collins children and of intimidating potential witnesses. His brother John, aged 33, was also convicted of threatening to kill April Collins. Both were sentenced to six and five‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment respectively. Dundon's counsel, Michael Bowman SC, sought to add new grounds to the appeal, citing telephone recordings made while Dundon was in prison and questioning the reliability of witness Gareth Collins' testimony. Bowman also alleged that the Collins family could have fabricated statements and that CCTV cameras may have been non‑functional. The Director of Public Prosecutions objected, and the judges ruled that any additional grounds must be presented as a formal motion before the full hearing tomorrow.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Notorious criminal Wayne Dundon "entitled to justice just as much as anybody" appeal court told. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- September 30 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 3rd Hearing Or Sentence
- April 18, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-04-04 Publication
Why: The Special Criminal Court made a ruling in the subsequent murder trial, Mr Bowman said, that the evidence of Gareth Collins could not be relied upon at all because his allegation that Wayne Dundon admitted to murdering Brian Fitzgerald in 2002 could not have happened because Wayne Dundon was in custody at the time. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Following their convictions, the three-judge Special Criminal Court sentenced Wayne to six years imprisonment and younger brother John to five-and-a-half years imprisonment on April 18, 2012.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Special Criminal Court
- The Special Criminal Court
- Lenihan Avenue
- Hyde Road
- Limerick
- Hyde Avenue
- Hyde Road
Topics
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