Declan Sheridan loses appeal against murder conviction

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Declan Sheridan had his appeal against a murder conviction dismissed by the court on 29 February 2016. The murder took place in Bray in 2009.

Sheridan had been given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of murdering French musician and juggler Charles Sinapayen. The appeal concerned evidence from an informal identification procedure at Shankill Garda station.

The appeal court found that the procedure was not unfair or improper, and dismissed Sheridan’s appeal.