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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 23695Unauthorised taking of a vehicle (seizing a vehicle without the consent of the owner) · Co. Kildare · 2 Aug 2016

Convicted killer remanded over vehicle seizure charge in Kilcock

David Fortune O'Leary, a 35-year-old man serving a 12-year sentence for the 2018 stabbing death of his father, appeared at Naas District Court on 1 December 2022 over a charge of seizing a vehicle without the owner's consent at SuperValu in Kilcock on 2 August 2016. Judge Joanne Carroll re-entered the case after a clerical error and remanded him in custody until 15 December 2022.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court7 Dec
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • chargeHe was accused of seizing a vehicle without the consent of the owner at SuperValu in Kilcock on 2 August 2016. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtDavid Fortune O'Leary appeared in Naas District Court on 1 December 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtGardaí noted that information relating to the case was incorrectly submitted in July but had since been corrected. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Joanne Carroll re-entered the case after gardaí called the previous handling of information 'human error'. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe judge remanded the accused in custody until 15 December 2022 to allow time for service of a book of evidence. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceHe is currently serving a 12-year custodial sentence imposed the previous year for stabbing his father Gerry Fortune to death on 19 August 2018. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceHe was previously jailed for eight years in 2006 after fatally stabbing 31-year-old Michael Murphy outside the Buda Bar in Blanchardstown on Halloween night in 2004. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherDefending barrister Aisling Murphy raised concerns that her client would be prejudiced by the passage of time and the lack of a book of evidence. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 7 Dec2022
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Convicted killer appears before Kildare court

    Details the court appearance where the charge was re-entered after information was incorrectly submitted in July, the defence raised prejudice concerns, and the judge remanded the accused in custody pending service of a book of evidence.

    accused, David Fortune O' Leary, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Fortune O' Leary