The King v Jonathan Brown, Mark Sewell, Robert Spiers, Walter Alan Ervine, Glenn Rainey, Jill Morrison, Thomas McCartney, Christopher Haire, Reece Kirkwood and Neil Ogle
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | O'Hara J |
| Judgment Date | 15 September 2023 |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NICC 25 |
| Court | Crown Court (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NICC 25
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: OHA12264
ICOS No: 20/076746
Delivered: 15/09/2023
IN THE CROWN COURT IN NORTHERN IRELAND
SITTING AT LAGANSIDE COURTHOUSE
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THE KING
v
JONATHAN BROWN, MARK SEWELL, ROBERT S PIERS,
WALTER ALAN ERVINE, GLENN RAINEY, JILL MORRISON,
THOMAS McCARTNEY, CHRISTOPHER HAIRE, REECE KIRKWOOD
AND NEIL OGLE
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Mr D McD owell KC w ith Ms R Wa lsh (instructed by the Public Prosecution Service )
for the Prosecution
Mr C Murphy KC with Mr M McAleer (instructed by McConnell Kelly Solicitors) for the
tenth defendant O gle
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RULING ON APPLICATION BY NEIL OGLE FOR A NO BILL
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O’HARA J
Introduction
[1] This defendant is charged with failing to give information within a reasonable
time, without reasonable excuse, in connection with a murder, the murder having
been committed on 27 January 2019. The murder to which the charge refers was that
of Ian Ogle who was beaten and stabbed to death on the street in East Belfast at
approximately 9:20pm on 27 January. Approximately 35 minutes earlier Ian Ogle
and Ryan Johnston had got out of a car in East Belfast and subjected Neil Ogle to a
vicious beating as he walked along the street. Ian Ogle was Neil Ogle’s uncle and
Ryan Johnston was his cousin.
[2] Perhaps not surprisingly the police formed a suspicion that there was a direct
connection between the attack on Neil Ogle and the murder of Ian Ogle a short time
later in the same area. Neil Ogle was arrested on suspicion of murder on 4 February
2019 and questioned at length that day. He repeatedly denied involvement in the
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