JUDGEMENT EXPECTED IN OMAGH BOMB TRIAL
Judgment expected in Omagh bomb trial
JUDGMENT in the Omagh bombing trial will be delivered today. The trial of 38-year-old south Armagh electrician Sean Hoey ended in January with Mr Justice Wen-admitting that he had a great deal of evidence to consider. Hoey, from Jonesborough, Co Armagh, denies a total of 56 charges, including 29 counts of murder as a result of the 1998 Omagh bombing. A key part of the prosecution case relies on controversial Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA forensic testing, which allegedly linked Hoey, pictured, to a number of devices. LCN is a very sensitive form of testing and Mr Justice Weir has said there is no international set of standards for it. It emerged after the trial had ended that the Association of Chief Police Officers in Britain had launched a review of all LCN DNA cases due to concerns over test results.
JUDGMENT in the Omagh bombing trial will be delivered today. The trial of 38-year-old south Armagh electrician Sean Hoey ended in January with Mr Justice Wen-admitting that he had a great deal of evidence to consider. Hoey, from Jonesborough, Co Armagh, denies a total of 56 charges, including 29 counts of murder as a result of the 1998 Omagh bombing. A key part of the prosecution case relies on controversial Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA forensic testing, which allegedly linked Hoey, pictured, to a number of devices. LCN is a very sensitive form of testing and Mr Justice Weir has said there is no international set of standards for it. It emerged after the trial had ended that the Association of Chief Police Officers in Britain had launched a review of all LCN DNA cases due to concerns over test results.
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Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0861
Published Date: 20-Dec-07
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