Judge excuses two jurors from serving in Sean FitzPatrick trial

Two jurors have been excused from serving in the trial of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick on charges of misleading the bank’s auditors about millions of euro in loans.

Judge excuses two jurors from serving in Sean FitzPatrick trial

Last month, a specially enlarged jury panel of 15 was sworn in at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for the trial, which is expected to run for three months.

Judge John Aylmer told the jury yesterday that the parties in the case were still involved in a legal matter that the jurors had previously been made aware of. He said that the time estimate for dealing with this matter had been somewhat of an underestimate.

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