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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 1648Impeding the apprehension or prosecution · Co. Dublin · 22 May 2019

Rachel Redmond jailed for four years for helping Wayne Cooney avoid capture after Dublin murder

Rachel Redmond, 35, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for attempting to impede the apprehension or prosecution of Wayne Cooney, who shot and killed Jordan Davis in Darndale, Dublin, in May 2019. Redmond, the younger sister of career criminal Robert 'Roo' Redmond, helped Cooney 'lie low' by picking him up at a bus stop and paying for his hotel stay the night of the murder.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced20 May
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Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCooney killed Jordan Davis in an execution-style shooting on a laneway beside Our Lady Immaculate Junior National School in Darndale. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatMr Davis was pushing his son in a pram when Cooney cycled up behind him and fired eight shots, three of which struck him. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatRedmond paid for Cooney to stay at the Clayton Hotel near Dublin Airport that night. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of six years on each count, reduced to five years with both counts running concurrently, and suspended the final year for three years. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRedmond took the stand claiming she did not know what Cooney had done and was in love with him. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherCooney was convicted of the murder in 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRobert Redmond pleaded guilty in April 2024 to conspiring with Cooney to murder Mr Davis. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 20 May2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Woman jailed for helping ‘extremely dangerous’ killer avoid capture after Dublin murder

    Sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Paul Burns; headline sentence of six years on each count reduced to five years concurrent with the final year suspended for three years, resulting in four years' imprisonment.

    convicted, Rachel Redmond, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Rachel Redmondsuspect, Wayne Cooney, male, named, irish (judged from name)Wayne Cooneyvictim, Jordan Davis, male, irish (judged from name)Jordan Davissuspect, Robert Redmond, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Redmond