Woman who helped commission 2017 gangland murder rang victim on night of shooting, court hears
A woman has pleaded guilty to facilitating a 2017 gangland murder in Dublin after being extradited from the UK. The court heard evidence that she helped purchase materials to destroy the getaway vehicle and maintained contact with the victim on the night of the shooting.
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The case provides insight into the mechanics of organized crime investigations and the use of digital forensics in solving cold cases.
A woman who helped to commission the 2017 murder of a Dublin man rang him a number of times and met him on the night he was shot dead, a court has heard.
Ciara Mahony knew Jamie Tighe-Ennis “from around the area”, her sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was told on Tuesday.
Mahony (46) with an address in Edmondstown Road, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, but originally from Artane, was extradited from Birmingham in the UK last year in connection with the murder of the 24-year-old man nine years ago, which remains unsolved.
She pleaded guilty to the sole count on the indictment of facilitating a criminal organisation in the commission of the murder of Tighe-Ennis between October 27th and 28th, 2017.
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