Frederick Thompson’s murder verdict delayed until October

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Frederick ‘Freddie’ Thompson’s murder verdict was delayed at the Special Criminal Court, which said on 2 July 2018 it would not deliver judgment until 1 October. The case concerns the murder of David Douglas on Bridgefoot Street, Dublin, on 1 July 2016.

Thompson, who has an address in Maryland, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty. The prosecution is not claiming he carried out the shooting, but says his DNA was found in two alleged spotter cars and that CCTV identified him driving one vehicle.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.