Thomas McCabe sought separation from prison population

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Thomas McCabe, who was convicted in 1990 of murdering a teenager in England, wanted to be kept out of the general prison population in Northern Ireland if surrendered to authorities there, the High Court in Dublin heard on 14 October 2020.

The report said the Newry man had been on the run in the Irish Republic for two years.

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