Michael Dickenson jailed for Wicklow murder

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Michael Dickenson was sentenced to life for murder in court, reported on 9 July 2012. The killing happened at Ballydonnell Wood, Redcross, Wicklow, where Steven O'Meara was shot and his body was later found in a shallow grave.

Dickenson told the jury he had driven O'Meara to the woods but did not know he would be shot. A jury convicted him in a majority 10-2 verdict, after which Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy imposed the mandatory life sentence.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.