Veronica Ryan

Years in prison:
0.33
Year of crime:
1989-1990
Year conviction was overturned:
2014

Veronica Ryan was convicted of offences linked to the interrogation and killing of a police informer. She was cleared of aiding and abetting false imprisonment on the basis of inadequate disclosure of directly elevant material on the question of whether a trial should have taken place.

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  • Offence: Other
  • Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
  • County: Belfast 
  • Ethnicity: Unknown
  • Gender: F
  • Years in prison: 0.33
  • Offence convicted of: False imprisonment
  • Year of crime: 1989-1990
  • Year of initial conviction: 1990
  • Year conviction was overturned: 2014
  • Age when imprisoned: Unknown
  • CCRC Referral: Y
  • Tried with others: Y
  • Link to full case: https://www.bailii.org/nie/cases/NICA/2014/72.html
  • Compensation: Unknown
  • Crown argued case at CofA: No
  • Retrial: No
  • Previous appeals: None