Frederick ‘Freddie’ Thompson’s murder bid refused

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Frederick ‘Freddie’ Thompson’s application to dismiss a murder charge was refused by the Special Criminal Court, reported on 31 August 2017.

The charge concerns the shooting of David Douglas in a Dublin City shop on Bridgefoot Street on 1 July 2016.

The three-judge court said there was sufficient evidence to put Thompson on trial for the offence.