Aaron Brady was convicted by a jury of the murder of Det Gda Adrian Donohoe during a credit union robbery at Lordship, Bellurgan, Co Louth. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAGarda killer Aaron Brady orchestrated a campaign of witness intimidation during his 2020 trial for the murder of Det Gda Adrian Donohoe, while his alleged conspirator was an “enthusiastic cheerleader” for attempts to stop those he termed “rats” from giving evidence, a prosecuting barrister has told the Special Criminal Court.
In his closing speech on Wednesday Mr Staines said that Dean Byrne, who is on trial accused of conspiring with Brady to pervert the course of justice, was housed with Brady on the D-wing of Mountjoy Prison during the 2020 trial. Padraig Dwyer SC, for Mr Byrne, said it is “pretty staggering” that the prosecution has been unable to produce any evidence that his client ever met Brady in Mountjoy. He said there is also no evidence of contacts between them on a phone that was found in Mr Byrne’s cell.
He said the court should not convict if Mr Byrne had a “benign” intention and genuinely believed Mr Cahill was going to give false evidence at Brady’s trial. Persuasion, counsel said, is a “vague word” and he urged the court not to convict Mr Byrne of a serious crime when the prosecution cannot even say what was unlawful in the sharing of Daniel Cahill’s statement.
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