Lee Canavan went on trial for murder in Dublin

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Lee Canavan went on trial for murder at the Special Criminal Court on 1 March 2021. The prosecution alleges that he shot Daithi Douglas six times at a shop in Dublin on 1 July 2016.

Canavan has pleaded not guilty. The prosecution said it would present evidence linking him to vehicles connected with the killing and alleged that the murder was carefully planned.

The trial was expected to last four weeks, according to the report.