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Garda charged with soliciting murder of woman and three children
A 33-year-old Dublin-based garda has appeared in court charged with soliciting an unknown person to murder a woman and her three children. He faces additional charges related to attempting to prevent the woman from seeking financial support, and has been remanded on bail.
A 33-year-old Dublin-based garda has appeared before Dublin District Court charged with soliciting an unknown person to murder a woman and her three children. The officer, who has been suspended from duty, cannot be identified for legal reasons.
Detective Sergeant Mark Melbourne from the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit told the court that he arrested the garda on Wednesday morning at Kevin Street Garda Station and subsequently charged him with five offences. The charges include four counts of soliciting an unknown person to murder the woman and her three children in August 2021, as well as a count of attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for his child across 2019 and 2020.
Court Proceedings
The court heard that the accused made no reply to any of the charges under caution. Detective Sergeant Melbourne said there was no objection to bail but sought certain conditions. Judge Darach McCarthy heard that the accused's passport had been surrendered, and a €300 lodgement was sought for bail. The accused's solicitor, Conor McGreevy, said the bail conditions were agreed on consent.
Next Steps
The court was informed that the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that the case proceed on indictment before the Central Criminal Court. The garda was remanded on bail to appear again on September 25 for the service of the book of evidence.
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Framing: Emphasizes the victims as 'woman and three children' rather than 'family', focusing on the relationship between accused and victims. — Measured; factual reporting with no emotional language, but includes more specific procedural details.
Facts Included:
Dublin-based garda charged with soliciting a person to murder a mother and three children
33-year-old male garda, suspended from duty, cannot be identified for legal reasons
Detective Sergeant Mark Melbourne from Anti-Corruption Unit arrested garda on Wednesday morning at Kevin Street Garda Station
Charged with five offences
Includes soliciting unknown person to murder woman and three children in August 2021
Count of attempting to deceive the woman out of seeking financial support for his child across 2019 and 2020
Accused made no reply to charges under caution
No objection to bail but certain conditions sought
Passport surrendered
300-euro lodgement sought for bail
Solicitor Conor McGreevy agreed bail conditions on consent
DPP directed case to proceed on indictment before Central Criminal Court
Framing: Emphasizes the charge of soliciting murder of family members, leaving out specifics like number of counts and charges related to financial support. — Measured; uses neutral language like 'charged' and 'appeared before court' without emotional descriptors.
Facts Included:
33-year-old Garda charged with soliciting unknown person to murder his family
Appeared before Dublin District Court
Suspended from duty following investigation by Garda Anti-Corruption Unit
Arrested at Kevin Street Garda station in Dublin this morning
Four counts of soliciting an unknown person to murder his three children and their mother
Further charge of attempting to stop the mother seeking financial support for his child
Made no reply when charged
DPP directed accused be sent forward for trial at Central Criminal Court
Remanded on bail with conditions including surrendering passport
Next court appearance on 25th September for service of book of evidence
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