James Lammon jailed for murder of Jason Doogue

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James Lammon was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 27 October 2016. He was convicted by a unanimous jury of murdering Jason Doogue in Athy, Co Kildare, after shooting him three times. The jury reached its verdict in just over two and a half hours.

Mr Justice Paul Butler described the killing as brutal and premeditated before imposing the mandatory life sentence. The sentence was backdated to Lammon’s detention on 21 August 2015.