Garda killer seeks immediate release from prison

Michael McHugh has initiated High Court proceedings seeking his immediate release from prison. McHugh was convicted in December 1985 of murdering Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey during an armed robbery at Ardee Labour Exchange in June of that year. He received a death sentence, later commuted to 40 years penal servitude. McHugh claims he is entitled to credit for five months spent in pre-trial custody between July…