Niall Byrne jury continues deliberations over tiger kidnapping

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Niall Byrne’s jury continued deliberating over the alleged tiger kidnapping and €2.28 million robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 21 May 2018. Byrne had pleaded not guilty to robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor and falsely imprisoning the Richardson family in Dublin in March 2005.

The jury was due to return the following day after Judge Melanie Greally said it could reach a majority verdict, with at least 10 of the 12 jurors agreeing. Mark Farrelly, Christopher Corcoran and David Byrne were convicted over the kidnapping and robbery after almost 16 hours of deliberations.