Five men jailed for branding attack on Barry Moore

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Five men have been sentenced at the Special Criminal Court for an attack in which Barry Moore was beaten, waterboarded and branded with “RAT”. Jason Hennessy Jr and Dean Fitzsimons received eight-and-a-half-year terms, Kenneth Fitzsimons was jailed for eight years, Brandon Hennessy received six years to run consecutively to a term he is already serving, and Devon Hennessy was sentenced to three years.

The court heard that four defendants pleaded guilty to assault causing harm after Moore refused to testify; Devon Hennessy had pleaded guilty earlier to false imprisonment and assisting a criminal organisation to inflict serious harm. The judge said Devon had tried to intervene and entered an early plea. The sentences for the other four reflected their late pleas and mitigating factors; Brandon Hennessy’s sentence is to begin when his current term ends on 16 February 2028.