Edward James John Hickey (49) failed to return to prison in 2001 after being freed for Christmas
Thu Aug 31 2023 - 14:05
Northern Ireland’s longest on the run prisoner has appeared in court to plead guilty to being unlawfully at large for more than 20 years. At Antrim Crown Court, Edward James John Hickey entered a guilty plea to the single charge against him that between January 2nd 2001 and January 11th, 2023, having been ordered to serve a jail sentence at HMP Magilligan “were
Hickey, from the Monasterboice Road, Crumlin in Dublin 12, was jailed for five years in 2000 at Belfast Crown Court for having a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life. However, having been given Christmas temporary parole, he failed to return to jail. In court on Thursday, defence counsel Martin Morgan said “the defendant is not requesting a pre-sentence report” in what he described as a “fairly straightforward case.”
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