Garda killer loses High Court action aimed at securing early release
Michael McHugh, convicted of murdering Garda Sergeant Patrick Morrissey in 1985, has failed in a High Court bid to secure his immediate release from prison. McHugh was sentenced to death for the killing, which took place during an armed robbery at Ardee Labour Exchange in County Louth. His sentence was later commuted to 40 years penal servitude. McHugh's legal challenge centred on an argument that he should receive…
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