CAHOON ON TRIAL; Legal history for man accused of killing pregnant partner.Byline: SARAH Sarah or Sarai: see Sara. Sarah (flourished early 2nd millennium BC) In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was childless until age 90. STACK A NORTHERN Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. man accused of the brutal murder of his pregnant partner will go on trial in the Republic today. Stephen Cahoon will make legal history as the first person to face a jury in the Republic for a non-terrorist related offence in Northern Ireland. Mr Cahoon, 37, is accused of murdering his partner Jean Quigley at her home in Cornshell Fields, in the Shantallow area of Derry City Derry City can refer to:
During a brief hearing in Dublin's Central Criminal Court, Cahoon pleaded not guilty to the charge. Seven women and five men were chosen to hear the trial. Mr Justice Paul Carney warned jurors should indicate if they knew the defendant, the 30-year-old victim, her family or had any connections with Derry before taking the oath. Under the Criminal Law Jurisdiction Act of 1976 suspects can be tried in the Republic for alleged offences in Britain or Northern Ireland. Following his arrest in Co Donegal, Mr Cahoon, of Harvey Street, Derry, opted to have his trial in the Republic instead of Northern Ireland. Last year Belfast man Gerard Mackin was the first person convicted by a Dublin court for a murder carried out in the North when he was jailed for the killing of taxi driver Eddie Burns in 2007. CAPTION(S): TRIAL Stephen Cahoon in Dublin yesterday |
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