Fat Freddie Thompson granted legal aid in murder appeal

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Fat Freddie Thompson was granted legal aid for his murder conviction appeal in the Court of Appeal on 8 October 2020. The appeal concerns his conviction for murdering David ‘Daithí’ Douglas, who was shot dead in Dublin in 2016. Thompson had been sentenced to life imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court in August 2018 after pleading not guilty. His solicitors had not yet submitted grounds of appeal, which were required before transcripts could be obtained. The case was to be listed for a date after those grounds were submitted.