Thompson in bid to overturn murder conviction
Irish Daily Mirror|April 29, 2023
Lawyers for mobster launch appeal
PAUL NEILAN
Thompson in bid to overturn murder conviction

LAWYERS for gangland criminal “Fat” Freddie Thompson have argued that his conviction for the murder of David “Daithi” Douglas should be overturned due to the lack of records on how he was identified by gardai from CCTV footage.

Mr Douglas, 55, a father-of-one, was shot six times as he had lunch at a counter in his partner’s shop, Shoestown, on Bridgefoot Street in Dublin on July 1, 2016.

Thompson, 42, of Loreto Road, Maryland, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to his involvement in the murder of Mr Douglas but was jailed for life at the the Special Criminal Court in August 2018.

In sentencing Thompson, Mr Justice Tony Hunt said this was an execution involving “intricate advanced planning and coordination”.

The judge pointed out that the prosecution did not suggest that Thompson was the person who fired the shots, but that he was one of the people involved


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