Architect of 'barbaric' attack on businessman fails in bid to overturn conviction

William Twomey, a former financial advisor from Warrenpoint in County Down, has been unsuccessful in challenging his conviction at the Court of Appeal following his role in orchestrating a violent robbery targeting a Mayo businessman in County Louth in December 2017. The Special Criminal Court had found Twomey guilty in September 2021 of robbery, assault causing harm, and demanding money with menaces. He was…