Juares Kumbu (18), Brookhaven Grove, Blanchardstown, is charged with possession of a submachine gun contrary to Section 27A (1) of the Firearms Act, at Main Street, Blanchardstown on December 24, 2023
A teenager accused of removing a submachine gun from the Dublin restaurant where Jason Hennessy Senior was murdered on Christmas Eve has been granted bail after the Court of Appeal overturned a previous High Court decision refusing his application.
READ MORE - Gardai suspect Jason Hennessy Snr associates used Dublin mob to source guns for revenge hitAfter viewing CCTV footage of the incident at the restaurant and hearing submissions from lawyers acting on behalf of Mr Kumbu at the Court of Appeal today, Mr Justice John Edwards said the court was prepared to admit the 18-year-old to bail subject to a number of conditions.
"That is a concern borne out that he removed an important exhibit from the scene of the crime and to this day has not cooperated with gardaí, it is alleged, in enabling that item to be recovered; that item being a firearm," said the judge. Mr Clarke highlighted the delay between his client speaking to gardaí on January 8 and his arrest on April 24.
Mr Clarke said small things such as this could make a difference in terms of "the overall assessment".
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