Diarmuid Phelan, a senior counsel and Trinity law professor, was found not guilty of murdering Keith Conlon, a 35-year-old father of four, who was shot on Phelan's Co. Dublin farm in February 2022.
Diarmuid Phelan, law professor, was found not guilty of the murder of Keith Conlon in Tallaght, Co Dublin Photograph: Diverhoyt / Wikipiedia Creative Commons licence
Keith Conlon, a 35 year old dad of four, had been planning to go badger-baiting on Phelan’s Co. Dublin land when he was shot in the back of the head, and died two days later from his injuries.Ireland weather: Tens of thousands without power and schools close as cold snap persists Legal affairs correspondent Mary Carolan takes us through the evidence heard about that day in Feburary 2022, and explains what the jury had to consider.
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