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A man who dragged a retired doctor by her handbag as he was driving off in the victim’s car has been remanded in prison pending sentence later.
Patrick Doyle (35) was hiding behind the 72-year-old’s car when he opened the car door to steal the car keys. The woman spotted him and wrestled with him but ultimately ran to get help.
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Hitman found guilty of shooting drugs cartel target to be sentenced next month along with accomplice
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A hitman found guilty of shooting drugs cartel target James Mago Gately, who survived the attempt on his life, will be sentenced by the non-jury Special Criminal Court next month along with an accomplice.
Mr Gately, who was a Kinahan cartel target, was shot five times as he sat in his car at the Topaz filling station on the Clonshaugh Road in north Dublin at lunchtime on May 10, 2017.
The victim, who was warned by gardaí of a threat to his life and wore a bullet-proof vest, survived the shooting after sustaining injuries to his upper chest and neck.
A HITMAN convicted of the attempted murder of Hutch associate James Mago Gately faces up to life imprisonment when he is sentenced next month.
The Special Criminal Court had previously found that Caolan Smyth (29) was the man who shot and seriously injured Gately (32) at a north Dublin filling station four years ago.
He was shot five times as he sat in his car at the Topaz garage on the Clonshaugh Road at lunchtime on May 10, 2017.
Gately, who was warned by gardaí of a threat to his life and wore a bullet-proof vest, survived the shooting after sustaining injuries to his upper chest and neck.
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Hitman found guilty of shooting Kinahan cartel target James ‘Mago’ Gately facing sentence of up to life in prison
Paul Neilan
Updated: 25 Jan 2021, 16:16
A HITMAN found guilty of shooting drugs cartel target James Mago Gately, who survived the attempt on his life, will be sentenced by the non-jury Special Criminal Court next month along with an accomplice.
Mr Gately, who was a Kinahan cartel target, was shot five times as he sat in his car at the Topaz filling station on the Clonshaugh Road in north Dublin at lunchtime on May 10, 2017.
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The victim, who was warned by gardaí of a threat to his life and wore a bullet-proof vest, survived the shooting after sustaining injuries to his upper chest and neck.