Ireland Crime

Adds photos of Cervi at a US gun range taken before the shooting, the trial evidence relied on, and the statement that he has been jailed for life.

Sentencing report: Cervi was jailed for life for the murder of Bobby Messett at Bray Boxing Club. The article body is empty, so only the headline details are available.

Sentencing hearing after a jury convicted Cervi of murder following two trials; the jury acquitted him of attempted murder of Pete Taylor and Ian Britton. Victim impact statements from the family are reported.

Reports the Central Criminal Court sentencing of Gerard Cervi to life imprisonment, the victim impact statements, and the jury verdicts on the murder and attempted murder charges.

Verdict report: Cervi convicted of murder, acquitted of two attempted murder counts, remanded in custody, sentencing set for December 1, 2023. Mandatory sentence is life imprisonment.

Jury verdict: Cervi convicted of murder and acquitted of attempted murder of Pete Taylor and Ian Britton. Mandatory life sentence to be imposed on 1 December.

Reports the jury verdict after two trials: Cervi guilty of murdering Messett, acquitted of the attempted murders of Taylor and Britton. Adds the trial evidence and the 17-week combined trial length.

Adds that a jury at the Central Criminal Court convicted Cervi of Messett's murder, acquitted him of the attempted murders of Pete Taylor and Ian Britton, and set sentencing and victim impact statements for 1 December.

Reports that the jury had spent five hours and 51 minutes deliberating, that deliberations were adjourned to the next day, and summarises the closing speeches of prosecution and defence counsel.

Reports that the jury began deliberations on 22 November 2023 and will resume the next day, and summarises the closing speeches of the prosecution and defence.

Reports that the jury began deliberating on 22 November 2023 after the judge's charge and closing speeches, that Cervi denies being the gunman, and that the jury must reach unanimous verdicts on each count.

Reports the defence closing speech in the trial. Adds that the defence alleges a garda gave untruths under oath in 2021, that a garda altered CCTV times, that others may have had a motive, and that the trial judge is charging the jury.

Reports the prosecution's closing speech in the trial, which had lasted seven weeks. Adds the prosecution's account of CCTV, DNA and fingerprint evidence, the accused's not guilty pleas, and the judge's statement that the defence speech would follow the next day.

Report of the Central Criminal Court murder trial of Gerard Cervi, with evidence given by coach Pete Taylor, who was shot. The incident happened in June 2018, and the article is dated 10 October 2023.

Article body is empty template code. The headline says Pete Taylor gave evidence at a murder trial about being shot mid-air, which appears to match the Bray Boxing Club shooting in existing case 6993. The trial is not named and no other details are given.

Reports Pete Taylor's evidence at the trial of Gerard Cervi, including his account of being shot, the gunman's description, and cross-examination. Also reports evidence from other witnesses, the opening of the trial, and the trial's expected length.

Headline only: Pete Taylor was shot as he made a charge at the gunman firing into the gym. The article body contains no other details.

Trial evidence from witnesses Ian Britton, Alan Hunter and Stephen Kearns describing the shooting. Cervi has pleaded not guilty to murder and to the attempted murders of Peter Taylor and Ian Britton. Fingerprint and DNA evidence from a van is said to link Cervi to the shootings.

Reports the opening of the Central Criminal Court trial, the not guilty plea, the prosecution's outline of the case and the expected length of the trial.

Reports the arraignment and not-guilty pleas of Gerard Cervi, the opening of the State's case, and the evidence it relies on (fingerprints, DNA, CCTV). Describes a 2018 shooting, not a 2023 event.

Reports that the trial of Gerard Cervi began at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 4 October 2023, with him pleading not guilty to murder and two counts of attempted murder. Adds the State's case, the CCTV-tracked van, the fingerprint evidence and the expected length of the trial.

Reports the opening of Gerard Cervi's murder trial in October 2023, his not guilty pleas, the State's opening case including fingerprint and DNA evidence from a van, and the expected length of the trial.

Reports that a trial is to begin for a man accused of the boxing club murder and the attempted murder of Pete Taylor. The article body contains only template code, so the headline is the only source for these details.

Reports that the Central Criminal Court fixed a trial date of 2 October and that the Court of Appeal denied Cervi bail, leaving him in custody. It also gives the history of the earlier trial, which collapsed in September 2021.

Adds the bail hearing before the three-judge Court of Appeal, the State's flight-risk objection, the detail of Cervi's travel to Spain, and the bail conditions proposed by the court. Also states the trial collapsed in September 2021 and that a second trial is pending.

Only the headline is available. The article text is a website template with no summary or body, so no date, place, names or other details can be confirmed.

Reports Cervi's bail application at the Court of Appeal on 5 May 2023, including that no new trial date has been set, the 2021 trial collapse, and the State's flight-risk objection. The matter was adjourned to 18 May.