Convicted murderer Robert Redmond, who conspired to kill a drug dealer who allegedly owed him €70,000, will now serve sentences totalling 19 years in tandem with his life imprisonment term.
When Mr Davis’s mobile phone was examined by gardaí they found a message from Redmond warning Mr Davis: “I’m on your case mate, it won’t be long”.Grandmother jailed over series of bogus personal injury claims made under a false name The court heard that Redmond has 99 previous convictions which include two counts of the possession of firearms and ammunition with intent to endanger life as well as a life sentence for murder.
Mr Justice McDermott said the killing of Mr Davis had “devastating consequences” for the victim’s family and that a consecutive sentence was “appropriate” in the context of Redmond’s “level of involvement and his criminal history”. Mr Davis suffered three gunshot wounds including one to the head that killed him instantly. Redmond is the second person to be dealt with in relation to the offence.