Jason O’Driscoll’s murder trial ends in hung jury

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Jason O’Driscoll’s murder trial ended without a verdict at the Central Criminal Court on 8 December 2017. The jury had considered charges over the deaths of Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond in Co Louth.

After 11 and a half hours of deliberations over four days, jurors said they could reach neither a unanimous nor majority verdict. Mr O’Driscoll was remanded in custody, with his case placed in the next list to fix dates; a bail application remained possible.

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