The Court of Appeal has overturned the conviction of a 34-year-old man who was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to steal the getaway car used in a 2013 robbery that resulted in the death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. The ruling was confirmed by various news sources, noting that the man, from Newry, had his conviction quashed in relation to the crime that involved the murder of a garda. This decision marks a significant development in the legal proceedings surrounding the case.
A Newry man has won an appeal against a conviction linked to a robbery in which a garda was killed https://t.co/51VmGxZzUc
Conviction quashed over stolen car used in garda murder https://t.co/sG2BFehGKy
A man has had his conviction overturned for conspiring to burgle in relation to a car used in a 2013 robbery where a garda was killed. https://t.co/Fgzm7R52t5 https://t.co/Fgzm7R52t5