Schoolgirl killer has appeal rejected

A man who raped and murdered a schoolgirl and left her to drown on a remote Connemara beach, today failed in his bid to have an appeal against his conviction heard by the Supreme Court.

Schoolgirl killer has appeal rejected
Mon, 26 Nov, 2007 - 19:47

A man who raped and murdered a schoolgirl and left her to drown on a remote Connemara beach, today failed in his bid to have an appeal against his conviction heard by the Supreme Court.

The body of 17-year-old Siobhán Hynes was found at Tismeain beach, half a mile from the Co Galway home of John 'Demesne' McDonagh in the early hours of December 6, 1998.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Connemara beachPlace: Tismeain beachPlace: Co GalwayPlace: LettermorePlace: ConnemaraPerson: Siobhán HynesPerson: John 'Demesne' McDonaghPerson: McDonaghPerson: DemesnePerson: CarraroePerson: HynesPerson: Hugh GeogheganPerson: Roderick MurphyPerson: JusticePerson: Daniel HerbertPerson: Tim O'LearyPerson: Louise McKennaPerson: Denis Vaughan BuckleyPerson: McKennaOrganisation: Supreme CourtOrganisation: Central Criminal CourtOrganisation: CCAOrganisation: Court of Criminal AppealOrganisation: State Forensic Science LaboratoryOrganisation: DPP
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