Stephen Egan failed to reopen manslaughter appeal

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Stephen Egan failed to reopen his manslaughter sentence appeal at the Court of Appeal on 21 March 2017.

Egan had been convicted of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility after being acquitted of murder.

The application relied on findings from a Commission of Investigation as alleged new or newly discovered facts.

The court held that Egan had not satisfied the test for admitting those findings as new evidence.

It refused the application and dismissed the appeal against the life sentence imposed by the Central Criminal Court.