Serial Killer Nash's conviction for Grangegorman Murders is upheld

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The Court of Appeal has upheld the murder conviction of Mark Nash for the killings of two women in Grangegorman, Dublin, in 1997. A three-judge panel, led by Mr Justice Alan Mahon, dismissed all grounds of appeal on 8 May 2018. Nash was convicted in 2015 of murdering the two victims, whose bodies were discovered in sheltered accommodation two decades after the crimes. He received a mandatory life sentence. The court found the trial was conducted fairly and the verdict was justified by evidence. Nash's appeal centred on challenges to his admissions to gardaí, forensic evidence including DNA found on his jacket, and the lawfulness of evidence seizure. The judges concluded the scientific evidence did not prove contamination and that a jury could reasonably determine the DNA profiles were present from the time of the murders. Nash is already serving life imprisonment for two further murders committed in Roscommon in 1997.

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Serial killer loses appeal against conviction for 'Grangegorman murders' - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Tue, 08 May 2018 07:00:00 GMT
Grangegorman murders: Damages claim made by killer dismissed by European Court of Human Rights - The Journal The Journal · Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT
Grangegorman murders: Serial killer's appeal against his conviction is rejected - The Journal The Journal · Tue, 08 May 2018 07:00:00 GMT
State scientists were 'trying to do down' serial killer Nash, appeals court told - The Journal The Journal · Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:00:00 GMT
Serial killer Mark Nash stabs himself in throat in suicide bid - report - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Wed, 20 May 2015 07:00:00 GMT
Retired detective who helped nail serial killer Mark Nash said he’s glad brute failed in final bid for freedom - Dublin Live Dublin Live · Sun, 10 May 2020 07:00:00 GMT

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