Gerard Cervi convicted of Bray Boxing Club murder

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Gerard Cervi was convicted of Bobby Messett’s murder at the Central Criminal Court on 24 November 2023.

The jury found Cervi not guilty of attempting to murder Pete Taylor and Ian Britton, who were injured in the shooting at Bray Boxing Club in County Wicklow.

The verdict followed a trial over the shooting on 5 June 2018, when Messett was shot dead at the club.

Cervi was due to be sentenced for the murder on 1 December 2023.