Mark Casserly gets suspended sentence for false alibi

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Mark Casserly received a five-year sentence, suspended in full, for giving a false account in a murder investigation at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 12 July 2023.

Casserly had pleaded guilty to giving a false account of a suspect’s movements during the investigation into Wayne Whelan’s fatal shooting in Lucan, County Dublin.

Judge Pauline Codd said Casserly was motivated to help his son, but described his actions as serious in the context of the crime under investigation. The sentence was suspended in full on strict conditions.