Five-times national boxing champion Kevin Sheehy was killed by Logan Jackson in Limerick in July of 2019.
THE MINISTER FOR Justice, Simon Harris, was personally torn by his decision to grant a controversial application by convicted killer Logan Jackson, moving him from Limerick Prison to a UK jail to be near his family, a source close to the minister said.
Sheehy, a five-times national boxing champion, who was earmarked as a future Olympian, died after he was repeatedly run over by Logan Jackson who was driving a 4×4 vehicle, at Hyde Road, Limerick, on 1 July, 2019. A spokesman for Minister Harris said he had “expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Kevin Sheehy on their loss in such appalling circumstances, and wishes to do so again”.
“However, the Minister is obliged to act in a manner consistent with the obligations under international law, specifically the Council of Europe Convention on the transfer of prisoners and the European Convention on Human Rights.“Having considered those obligations, the clear advice of the Attorney General, and the particular circumstances of the case, it was necessary to accede to Mr Jackson’s application for transfer.
Limerick Fianna Fáil TD, Willie O’Dea, said: “It’s an absolutely disgraceful and despicable decision by the government. O’Dea claimed he had reliable information that it was “for reasons of convenience” that Jackson was being transferred to the UK.
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