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  The Special Criminal Court has found Dublin man Lee Canavan guilty of the murder of David ‘Daithí’ Douglas, who was “executed” at a Dublin city shoe shop five years ago. The non-jury court, however, did not agree with the State’s contention that Canavan was “the person who literally pulled the trigger”, owing to a lack of evidence. In passing judgement on Thursday, the court ruled that Canavan (31) was part of a joint enterprise or shared intention to murder Mr Douglas in what was described as a “meticulously planned execution”. Canavan, with...

Lee Canavan, with an address at Edenbrook, Rathfarnham, had pleaded not guilty to murdering shoe shop manager Daithí Douglas.

An eyewitness has told the Special Criminal Court how a gunman "smirked" and walked away after firing shots into the shop where Dublin man David Douglas was murdered. The non-jury court also heard that the man accused of the murder was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after he was found travelling at speed in a stolen vehicle which had repeatedly crashed into another car in south Dublin three days after the shooting. Lee Canavan had €1,065 in cash and his clothing smelled of petrol when gardai stopped him and Nathan Foley in Crumlin, in one of the four cars allegedly used in the ki...

The State is alleging that Lee Canavan “literally pulled the trigger” in the crime.

A MAN who has gone on trial for the murder of David Douglas nearly five years ago was "the person who literally pulled the trigger", the Special Criminal Court has heard. Lee Canavan (31) was this morning arraigned before the non-jury court where he pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Douglas at a shop on Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8, on July 1, 2016. The accused, of no fixed abode, also denies a second charge of criminal damage of a Suzuki Swift car at Strand Road, Sandymount, three days later. This morning barristers on behalf of Mr Canavan also said their client was challenging the juris...