Paschal Kelly convicted in €90,000 tiger kidnapping

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Paschal Kelly was convicted of trespass, false imprisonment, robbery, threats to kill and unlawful possession of a vehicle after a trial, with the verdict reported on 7 December 2018. Kelly was remanded in custody pending sentence in January 2019.

The jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on all charges after deliberating for one hour and 40 minutes. The case involved the abduction of a postmistress, her daughter and an Italian student in Malahide, Dublin, in September 2014.