Lee Canavan has been convicted of the murder of David Douglas at the Special Criminal Court following trial in May 2021. The 55-year-old was shot six times at Shoestown, a shoe shop on Bridgefoot Street in Dublin's Liberties, on 1 July 2016. The non-jury court found Canavan guilty of participation in a joint enterprise to murder Mr Douglas, though it was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that he fired the fatal shots, citing insufficient forensic and identification evidence. Canavan, from Rathfarnham in Dublin, was also convicted of criminal damage relating to a vehicle burned three days after the shooting. He is the second person convicted of the murder and the fourth convicted in connection with the killing. Three others have previously received custodial sentences for their roles in the incident.
Lee Canavan guilty of murdering David 'Daithí' Douglas
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Source: Courts News Ireland
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