Jonathan Dowdall loses appeal over murder facilitation sentence

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Jonathan Dowdall’s four-year sentence for facilitating David Byrne’s murder was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 14 July 2023.

The court found the sentence was not unduly severe, describing it as lenient; Dowdall had pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation by making a Regency Hotel room available before the murder.