The Irish High Court recently ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to grant John Gerard McDonagh access to forensic materials collected during the murder investigation of Siobhán Hynes. McDonagh seeks the materials in a effort to prove himself innocent of Hynes’ rape and murder which took place in 2001.
According to the Court, access to these materials must be sought through the Garda Commission or the Director of Public Prosecutions. McDonagh is also entitled to seek access through the Court of Appeals.
In honor of the International Conference on Wrongful Conviction’s taking place in Ireland this week, here is a link to the Gaelic version of the article above.
Wrongful Convictions Blog 