Judge halts Carmody retrial pending review

A JUDGE yesterday ordered a halt to the retrial of former Clare GP Paschal Carmody on charges of defrauding terminally ill patients pending the outcome of a High Court challenge.

The former doctor was given leave to seek a judicial review of a DPP decision last month to proceed with a retrial on 11 charges which an Ennis Circuit Court jury could not agree on.

Mr Justice Michael Peart said his order acts as a stay on the retrial pending the determination of the full proceedings by the High Court.