Young family found man shot dead on roadside on way to Christmas event in Dublin, inquest hears
A family travelling to see Christmas lights came upon the body of a 35-year-old man who had been shot on the roadside.He was discovered lying on the roadside at 5.05pm on January 20, 2009 at Coldwinters on the old N2 in Co Dublin.
Natasha Nugent was travelling in the car with her husband and their two young daughters when she saw Mr McNally lying face up.They turned the blue Nissan Micra around and phoned emergency services.The man was rushed to Connolly Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6.05pm. A post-mortem conducted by Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis gave the cause of death as gunshot wounds to the head.
Detective Sergeant Gavin Ross told the inquest that Mr McNally had arrived back into the country on a flight earlier that day. “At 1.40pm on January 20 the deceased came back on a flight into Ireland with a female associate. They were collected by other associates,” he said.“The next contact with Gardai was Natasha Nugent’s emergency call,” Det Sgt Ross said.“A trial was set for 2017 but the Director of Public Prosecutions decision on the matter changed, the charges were withdrawn and the trial did not take place,” Det Sgt Ross said.
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