Court quashes murder sentences for two men jailed over death of Offaly grandfather

Court quashes murder sentences for two men jailed over death of Offaly grandfather
James Davey (30) and Mathew Cummins (27) made applications to the Court of Appeal in May to have their convictions for the 'savage' murder of Thomas 'Toddy' Dooley overturned and substituted with convictions for impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a person.
Two men have had their convictions quashed for the murder of a 64-year-old Offaly man who was beaten to death with a baseball bat in his own home.
The Court of Appeal overturned the verdicts against the men on Tuesday, who have been in prison for almost five years, and substituted them with convictions for impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a person.

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