Jonathan Dowdall denies murder evidence lies at Dublin trial

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Jonathan Dowdall denied at the Special Criminal Court on 13 December 2022 that he was a “master manipulator” during Gerard Hutch’s murder trial.

Cross-examined in Dublin, Dowdall said he regretted torturing and waterboarding a man at his home in 2015.

Hutch’s barrister said Dowdall had told two major lies, disputing his account of hotel key cards and a later alleged confession.

Dowdall maintained that neither Hutch nor the Kinahans started the feud’s shooting, while giving evidence about his mediation efforts.