Martin McCauley To Appear In Dublin Court For 1982 Bombing, Three Murders
Martin McCauley is scheduled to appear in court in Dublin regarding the three killings in Northern Ireland in 1982.
The three murders include policemen in an IRA bomb blast. The incident occurred back in 1982.
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Martin McCauley, who lives at Esmondale, County Kildare, will appear for the said case in Dublin court as he is now arrested for the crime.
Detective Sergeant Adrian Murray revealed to the court that while asking various questions from Martin McCauley, his identity was unveiled. The man was arrested in Naas at 6:41 pm on Wednesday.
Mr Murray also told the court that he showed the man a copy of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement which was written in English.
The man’s identity was disclosed in Dublin court on Thursday when Mr Murray pointed him out sitting in an orange top at the back of the courtroom.
The detective told the judge that when he asked the accused what he was charged with, he said that he was unaware. The detective stressed upon the rejection of the bail since the matter was serious.
The representative of McCauley in the court said that they would be trying for the bail as this is their right and also that he is “entirely anchored to this jurisdiction”.
The Royal Ulster Constabulary Sergeant Sean Quinn and Constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton died, and the detective presented the court with the warrant pertaining to the PSNI inquiry into their deaths.
The October 27, 1982, bombing at Kinnego Embankment, County Armagh resulted in these three murders.
The details of Martin McCauley’s bombing plan
The detective emphasised that the bomb was placed on a culvert and was blown with the help of a remote control far from the road. He added that the sheet covered the embankment while the rest of the site was on a raised platform, considered to be a detonation site.
The detective gave evidence that the blast was thoroughly planned since a car bomb was detonated by two members of the IRA. Further, he even presented evidence from the forensic examinations of the site.
Consequently, Dublin court declared that the role of Martin McCauley is still not clear, however, he would be charged with the crime of a bomb blast and three murders of the officers on 27 October 1982.
The representative of McCauley told the court that the accused was already in the process of preparing himself for the interview that would be conducted by PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher.
Dublin court’s Justice Mirian O’Regan was satisfied that the rightly accused person is present in the court since the matter is a few decades old.
The hearing is adjourned till next Wednesday when again the man in custody, Martin McCauley, would appear before the judge in Criminal Courts of Justice.
The Public Service Prosecution Service (PPS) claimed that the accused would be charged and punished in court for the three murders of people of high authorities at that time.
The case hearing took place in the light of new legacy laws effective from April that prevented new cases from being kept in the pipeline.
The spokesperson of PPS said that after careful consideration, the right man was taken to court for his criminal charges that should have not been delayed, for the prosecution of murders that took place in 1982. The murders were proven with evidence in a file of Operation Kenova.
He further added that it would not be appropriate to comment on anything in detail till the final hearing is live.
