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17 March 2023
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Stephen Silver of Foxford, Co. Mayo was found guilty on Wednesday of the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. File photograph.
Silver guilty of capital murder Garda Colm Horkan fondly remembered < DAN DOONER
Detective Garda Colm Horkan, R.I.P.
46-year-old Stephen Silver of Foxford, Co. Mayo was found guilty on Wednesday of the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon over two years ago. Mr Silver, a motorbike mechanic from Aughavard, Foxford, Co. Mayo, had pleaded not guilty to the capital murder of Garda Horkan (49). He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Following the verdict, Minister for Justice Simon Harris said his thoughts are with the family and friends of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, and with
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all his colleagues in An Garda Síochána. He said Colm’s murder “stole from his family and friends a beloved, kind and gentle man who served with duty and distinction, keeping his community safe and serving the State”. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said Wednesday was a sombre day, in particular for Colm Horkan’s family and friends, and for everybody in Colm’s wider Garda family. Garda Horkan, who was on patrol alone in an unmarked Garda car in Castlerea on the night in question, stopped Silver after receiving a report of someone matching his description driving recklessly on a motorcycle in the town’s Main Street. The court was previously told that a struggle had ensued between the two
men during which Mr Silver took the detective’s service firearm from its holster and discharged fifteen rounds, hitting Garda Horkan 11 times and wounding him fatally. The jury had a number of possible verdicts open to them including capital murder, murder or manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility, or self-defence. The jury of seven men and five women began deliberations at the Central Criminal Court on Monday afternoon. The jury reached a unanimous guilty verdict yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon before Ms Justice Tara Burns. Mr Silver’s sentencing hearing will begin on Wednesday, April 19th. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years in prison. More on page 3.
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