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Saturday 28 November 2020
The 46-year-old man was found not guilty of rape and sexual assault earlier this year.
A judge today ruled that a retrial should be held and said that “prejudiucial” errors had been made.
Yusuf Ali Abdi stood trial in 2003 for the murder of his son, Nathan Baraka Andrew Ali.
Sandra Higgins has pleaded not guilty.
A previous conviction was overturned following a successful appeal.
Prosecutors are expected to read a transcript of his 2005 testimony as early as today.
The prosecution is beginning to build its case against the 80-year-old as a “serial predator”.
David O’Loughlin had been sentenced to life in prison.
The man was originally convicted of murder in 2014 but the conviction was overturned on appeal.
O’Mahony had been charged with conspiring to destroy or falsify records of accounts connected to the bank’s former chief executive Sean FitzPatrick
He had ruled the country for 30 years before being ousted.
There was no evidence that he ate any part of his victim.
There might not be enough evidence for a new trial, his campaigner says.
The three men have been detained since December 2013.
The 76-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in his third trial for the killing of his then-mistress. Her body has never been found.
A hearing is scheduled for 28 March.
A court in Italy is due to announce new appeal verdicts for Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who have been accused of killing a British student in 2007.
Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted on appeal in 2011 for the killing of Meredith Kercher – but now face a retrial.
Shivers yesterday won his appeal against his conviction for the murder of two British Army soldiers in Antrim nearly four years ago.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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