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30/04/2012
Cahoon Found Guilty Of Murder
A Londonderry man has been found guilty of the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
Stephen Cahoon, 39, will be given a mandatory life sentence. The judge has not confirmed a minimum tariff.
Cahoon, from Harvey Street, admitted killing Jean Quigley, the mother of four, but denied murder.
Her body was found bruised and strangled.
A retrial was ordered after a jury at Dublin's Central Criminal Court failed to reach a verdict.
In a statement the PSNI said: "She suffered a horrendous death at Cahoon's hands after she told him she wanted to end their brief relationship. Cahoon has brutally taken Jean Quigley's life and robbed her four young children of a loving mother.
"This case made legal history on the island of Ireland. It was the first time a defendant was tried in the Republic under the Criminal Justice Jurisdiction Act 1976 for a non-terrorist crime committed in Northern Ireland. It shows how the law can be used to bring to justice those individuals who commit the most serious crimes, no matter where."
(CD/GK)
Stephen Cahoon, 39, will be given a mandatory life sentence. The judge has not confirmed a minimum tariff.
Cahoon, from Harvey Street, admitted killing Jean Quigley, the mother of four, but denied murder.
Her body was found bruised and strangled.
A retrial was ordered after a jury at Dublin's Central Criminal Court failed to reach a verdict.
In a statement the PSNI said: "She suffered a horrendous death at Cahoon's hands after she told him she wanted to end their brief relationship. Cahoon has brutally taken Jean Quigley's life and robbed her four young children of a loving mother.
"This case made legal history on the island of Ireland. It was the first time a defendant was tried in the Republic under the Criminal Justice Jurisdiction Act 1976 for a non-terrorist crime committed in Northern Ireland. It shows how the law can be used to bring to justice those individuals who commit the most serious crimes, no matter where."
(CD/GK)
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The prosecution has prepared its case against Stephen Cahoon, the 36-year-old awaiting trial in the Irish Republic on a charge that he murdered pregnant Londonderry mother of four, Jean Quigley. Ballyshannon District Court was told that a draft of the book of the State evidence is ready.
Cahoon Case Adjourned
The prosecution has prepared its case against Stephen Cahoon, the 36-year-old awaiting trial in the Irish Republic on a charge that he murdered pregnant Londonderry mother of four, Jean Quigley. Ballyshannon District Court was told that a draft of the book of the State evidence is ready.
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Five Arrested Over Journalist's Murder
Police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan have arrested five people in counties Down and Armagh. The Sunday World reporter was gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in 2001. The Lurgan man, 51, was walking home from a night out with his wife when the attack happened.
Five Arrested Over Journalist's Murder
Police investigating the murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan have arrested five people in counties Down and Armagh. The Sunday World reporter was gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries in 2001. The Lurgan man, 51, was walking home from a night out with his wife when the attack happened.
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Man Found Dead In Banbridge Named
A man found dead in Banbridge, Co Down, has been named as Richard Gerard Scullion. A murder investigation has launched after his body was found at a house in the Millmount court area on Monday, 09 July. A 28-year-old man arrested on Monday remains in police custody after the PSNI were granted an extension.
Man Found Dead In Banbridge Named
A man found dead in Banbridge, Co Down, has been named as Richard Gerard Scullion. A murder investigation has launched after his body was found at a house in the Millmount court area on Monday, 09 July. A 28-year-old man arrested on Monday remains in police custody after the PSNI were granted an extension.
18 August 2008
Jean Quigley Suspect Remanded
The man accused of murdering a Londonderry mother of four has been charged with her killing when he appeared in court in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, on Friday. Stephen Cahoon, 36, from Harvey Street in Derry, was asked where he wanted to be tried in relation to the death of Jean Quigley in July, and has opted for the Republic of Ireland.
Jean Quigley Suspect Remanded
The man accused of murdering a Londonderry mother of four has been charged with her killing when he appeared in court in Castlerea, Co Roscommon, on Friday. Stephen Cahoon, 36, from Harvey Street in Derry, was asked where he wanted to be tried in relation to the death of Jean Quigley in July, and has opted for the Republic of Ireland.
24 August 2005
Knife found close to scene of stabbing not murder weapon
A knife found close to the spot where 15-year-old Thomas Devlin was fatally stabbed earlier this month is not the murder weapon, police have confirmed. The knife was discovered by a resident cutting a hedge at the rear of his house off the Landsdowne Road on Monday evening.
Knife found close to scene of stabbing not murder weapon
A knife found close to the spot where 15-year-old Thomas Devlin was fatally stabbed earlier this month is not the murder weapon, police have confirmed. The knife was discovered by a resident cutting a hedge at the rear of his house off the Landsdowne Road on Monday evening.
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