Lee Canavan found guilty of David Douglas murder

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The Special Criminal Court found Lee Canavan guilty of murdering David Douglas when it delivered judgment on 20 May 2021. Douglas was shot at Shoestown on Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8, on 1 July 2016.

Canavan had pleaded not guilty to murder. The proceedings were reported on 20 May 2021.

The court ruled that Canavan participated in a joint enterprise with a shared intention to murder. Presiding judge Mr Justice Michael MacGrath said the court could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Canavan was the gunman.

Canavan was also found guilty of criminal damage to a Suzuki Swift belonging to Teresa Devoy at Strand Road, Sandymount, on 4 July 2016.