Dean Byrne convicted of conspiring to pervert justice

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Dean Byrne was convicted of conspiring to pervert the course of justice at the Special Criminal Court on 14 June 2024.

The conspiracy involved an agreed effort to persuade prosecution witness Daniel Cahill not to give evidence at Aaron Brady’s murder trial. The court found Byrne recruited others to put social pressure on Cahill and unlawfully passed on parts of Cahill’s statement.

The court adjourned Byrne’s sentencing hearing to 15 July 2024. The available reports do not give the sentence imposed on Byrne.