Man Freed From Murder Charge on His Birthday
A Ladyville man walked free from the High Court on his 25th birthday today after the DPP's office entered a nolle prosequi motion, discontinuing the murder case against him. John Quilter had been on remand for the 2023 murder of 21-year-old James Bainton, who was fatally shot at the Ladyville Sports Complex. Justice Candace Nanton informed him that the Crown had decided to discontinue the proceedings, but cautioned him that the DPP retained the authority to bring back the murder charge against him. With that, Quilter was released. He walked out of court uncuffed and smiling, briefly greeting…
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[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 2 concerns a different murder case (a Limerick grandfather killed in Dublin, an 18-year-old charged) matched only by shared words like 'murder' and 'charged'; it does not cover the Ladyville ma
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