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This year
2023
Garda Horkan 'had so much more living to do', family says as Silver given life sentence
Silver (46) was found guilty of capital murder by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last month.
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Apr 19th 2023, 4:39 PM
'You killed a garda': How the jury reached a verdict in the Colm Horkan murder trial
Stephen Silver (40) was found guilty of the capital murder of Garda Horkan this afternoon.
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Mar 15th 2023, 7:30 PM
Stephen Silver found guilty of the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan in June 2020
Silver had pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan in June 2020.
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Mar 15th 2023, 4:25 PM
Jury begins deliberations in trial of Stephen Silver for capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Horkan in 2020, but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Mar 13th 2023, 6:06 PM
Shooting of Garda Colm Horkan was 'not a rational act', defence barrister tells murder trial
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in 2020, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Mar 10th 2023, 6:41 PM
Stephen Silver: Shooting of garda 'a deliberate action with intent of murder,' trial told
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in 2020, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Mar 9th 2023, 5:59 PM
'No evidence' that accused in Garda Colm Horkan shooting had mental health relapse, court told
A consultant psychiatrist told the Central Criminal Court that Stephen Silver is an “unreliable historian” of his mental health difficulties.
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Mar 8th 2023, 6:00 PM
Stephen Silver expressed no sympathy for deceased, psychiatrist tells trial
Silver has pleased not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan in June 2020.
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Mar 7th 2023, 7:37 PM
Sister of Garda murder accused saw 'red flags' the day before fatal shooting
Stephen Silver is accused of the murder of Garda Colm Horkan in June 2020
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Mar 6th 2023, 7:15 PM
Garda murder accused denies 'inventing' claims woman was in MI6 in order to 'bolster' his case
Silver denied he had made up the beliefs that a woman he was with on the day Garda Colm Horkan was killled was in MI6.
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Feb 24th 2023, 7:17 PM
Garda Colm Horkan 'shot himself accidentally', murder accused Stephen Silver told detectives
Silver has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Horkan in 2020.
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Feb 17th 2023, 7:23 PM
Murder accused Stephen Silver told detectives Garda Colm Horkan went for gun after 'losing struggle'
The jury at the Central Criminal Court were shown a video recording of Silver’s first interview the day after his arrest.
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Feb 15th 2023, 6:48 PM
Garda murder accused engaged in 'chit chat' on morning of fatal shooting, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan.
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Feb 14th 2023, 8:54 PM
Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' after shooting, witness tells trial
Stephen Silver is being tried for the capital murder of Garda Horkan in June 2020.
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Feb 13th 2023, 6:01 PM
Garda murder accused said mental health declined during Covid restrictions, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan.
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Feb 10th 2023, 7:49 PM
Garda tells murder trial of attempts to perform CPR on Garda Colm Horkan after shooting
Garda Helen Gillen recounted how she saw two men “grappling” before one stumbled backwards after being been shot.
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Feb 7th 2023, 6:36 PM
Man charged with murder of Garda Horkan was roaring in the street about snipers, trial hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to capital murder.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 6:37 PM
New jury to be sworn in at Stephen Silver murder trial after initial jury was discharged
A note was handed to the judge this morning to say that one of the jurors had a difficulty serving.
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Feb 1st 2023, 1:23 PM
Garda murder accused Stephen Silver claims detective Colm Horkan tried to attack him
Silver denies murdering Garda Colm Horkan in 2020.
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Jan 31st 2023, 4:28 PM
Last year
2022
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver (46) had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 17th 2022, 3:55 PM
Jury begin deliberations in Stephen Silver murder trial
Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 15th 2022, 5:17 PM
'Unsafe' to convict Stephen Silver of murder, says defence barrister
Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 9th 2022, 7:42 PM
Garda murder accused was not psychotic at time of shooting, pyschiatrist tells court
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 7th 2022, 5:22 PM
Sister of garda murder accused knew he needed psychiatric treatment, court hears
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 4th 2022, 7:32 PM
Garda murder accused has 'pattern of behaviour' to bring about confrontations with gardaí, court told
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 6:52 PM
Silver's mental disorder 'contributed significantly' to Colm Horkan shooting says psychiatrist
The doctor agreed under cross-examination that Stephen Silver had repeatedly decided not to take medication
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Nov 2nd 2022, 7:31 PM
Psychiatrist tells court that Garda murder accused's behaviour was 'bizarre' and 'inappropriate'
She said Stephen Silver did not seem to grasp the gravity of the situation he found himself in.
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Nov 1st 2022, 6:20 PM
Man accused of murdering garda denies he was 'spoiling for a row' with gardaí
Stephen Silver pleaded not guilty to the murder of Det Garda Horkan but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
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Oct 27th 2022, 3:51 PM
Garda Colm Horkan helped to have man accused of his murder admitted to psychiatric unit in 2003
Due to Stephen Silver’s behaviour, it was deemed appropriate to admit him to the local psychiatric unit, the court heard.
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Oct 25th 2022, 5:53 PM
Psychiatrist who assessed Garda murder accused found 'no evidence of acute mental illness'
He had assessed garda murder accused Stephen Silver hours after the shooting of Garda Colm Horkan.
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Oct 24th 2022, 7:18 PM
Accused 'out of touch with reality' after Garda Colm Horkan shooting, doctor tells court
Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Oct 17th 2022, 7:06 PM
Man accused of murdering Garda Colm Horkan said he 'wasn't a very good' detective, court hears
Stephen Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan on 17 June 2020.
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Oct 12th 2022, 2:11 PM