Ireland Named in reporting
Marcus Silvera
1 report across 1 case, 13 Oct 2022 to 13 Oct 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Roscommon
- Reporting
- 1 report, 13 Oct 2022 to 13 Oct 2022
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Silver appeals capital murder conviction for Garda Horkan killing in Castlerea Murder · Co. Roscommon
Detective Garda Colm Horkan, 49, was shot 11 times with his own gun at the junction of Main Street and Patrick Street in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, shortly before midnight on 17 June 2020. Stephen Silver, 46, a motorbike mechanic from Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo, was arrested at the scene and charged with capital murder, pleading not guilty to capital murder and guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Silver guilty of capital murder on 15 March 2023 after a hung jury in the first trial in November 2022, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 40 years on 19 April 2023. Silver has appealed his conviction and the Court of Appeal reserved judgment in March 2026.
Sentenced, 19 Apr 2023Victim · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Marcus Silvera, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 13 Oct2022Man accused of detective’s murder claimed ‘he would have killed me’, witness saysvictim, Marcus Silvera, male, non-irish (judged from name)Marcus Silvera
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