Man convicted of interfering with witness

A man has been convicted of interfering with the principle prosecution witness in an attempted murder trial to try to persuade him not to give evidence at the trial of the man who had shot him in the head.

David Goulding (aged 30), of Whitechapel Grove, Clonsilla was found guilty of trying to persuade Mr Akef Alquasar not to give evidence at the trial of Darren Larkin who had shot him at the Blanchardstown Leisureplex two years ago.