Logan Jackson jailed for Kevin Sheehy’s murder in Limerick

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Logan Jackson, 31, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering 20-year-old boxing champion Kevin Sheehy. The proceedings were reported on 21 December 2021.

A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Jackson guilty of murder and a separate charge of endangerment. The verdicts were reported on 13 December 2021. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon presided over the trial.

Jackson had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. He had also pleaded not guilty to endangerment: intentionally or recklessly creating a substantial risk of death or serious harm by driving a Mitsubishi jeep dangerously at high speed towards pedestrians on the same occasion.

Sheehy died on 1 July 2019. After a house party on Hyde Road in Limerick, Jackson drove at Sheehy and his cousin, knocked Sheehy down and drove over him twice while he was on the ground.

Jackson claimed that three men had threatened him and his cousin, that men had attacked his vehicle and that one had struck his cousin. He said he felt scared. However, he admitted to gardaí that he was not under threat when he pulled out in the vehicle and was angry and drinking at the time. The jury unanimously rejected his defence of provocation.