Director of Public Prosecutions v Murray (Martin Raymond Jude), Murray (Liam Patrick Kevin), Toye (Kevin Michael), McDonagh (William), Murray (Kevin)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Neutral Citation | [2010] NIMag 4 |
| Date | 31 March 2010 |
| Court | Magistrates' Court (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No. [2010] NIMag 4
Ref:
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
31/03/10
(subject to editorial corrections)
The Director of Public
Prosecutions
Complainant
AND
MARTIN RAYMOND JUDE
MURRAY
LIAM PATRICK KEVIN
MURRAY
KEVIN MICHAEL TOYE
WILLIAM McDONAGH
KEVIN MURRAY
Accused
Petty Sessions District of East Tyrone
County Court Division of
Fermanagh and Tyrone
RULING AT MIXED COMMITTAL
1. It cannot be disputed that it is in the public interest and, more
especially, in the interests of all parties concerned that the trial of
persons accused of a crime be completed without avoidable delay.
This is all the more so in cases of serious crime, of which murder
ranks amongst the most serious of all.
2. The present proceedings arise from the events which took place in the
early hours of 13th September 2008, already a year and a half ago. Mr.
Eamonn Hughes was stabbed to death while making his way home
from his daughter’s 18th birthday party, with maybe up to 20 people,
family and friends, including his wife and children, in his company.
In addition, two women who came to his aid, Mrs. Martina Donaghy
and Miss Emma Donaghy, who were kneeling beside him, seeking to
administer first aid during his final moments, were then hit by a
motor vehicle. All this happened in the full view of many people.
The police arrived within minutes and, passing over the hostility with
which they appear to have been greeted by the gathering crowd,
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