A key witness who failed to appear in court to give evidence in the capital murder trial of Aaron Brady has been arrested and will face trial for contempt of court. Aaron Brady was found guilty of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe by an 11 to one majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on August 11. Mr Hoey continued to reside in Armagh and occasionally came to this jurisdiction for work and other purposes, said the lawyer. Mr Grehan told Mr Justice White that the principal factor was the contempt of court by Mr Hoey, which is punishable by imprisonment, fine or both. Mr Justice White warned Mr Hoey not to "mess" with the bail conditions as the consequences would be grave.

Source: Irish Independent October 06, 2020 13:41 UTC