Stephen Tynan and Raymond Fitzgerald murder convictions upheld

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Stephen Tynan and Raymond Fitzgerald had their murder convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal on 10 April 2025. The convictions arose from the death of Andrew Guerrine, whose body was found on Steelstown Lane, Rathcoole, on 23 May 2015. The court rejected challenges concerning jury directions, CCTV, number-plate evidence, a voluntary statement and the refusal to withdraw the case from the jury. Both men were convicted at trial on 23 November 2018, and the appeal against conviction was dismissed.