Second man gets life for murder of father of two

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a father of two in Dublin five years ago.

Second man gets life for murder of father of two

Eugene Cullen, aged 30, of Derry Road, Crumlin had pleaded not guilty to murdering Seamus (Shay) O’Byrne, aged 27, at Tymon Park North, Tallaght, on March 13, 2009.

The Central Criminal Court heard Mr O’Byrne was shot dead by a hooded gunman in front of his girlfriend Sharon Rattigan and his baby outside their home. It also heard Ms Rattigan tackled the assassin and was shot in the leg while seizing the gun from him.

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