Jul 22 2007
The O’Reilly case
I was quite surprised to learn that Joe O’Reilly was found guilty last night. We’d been having a conversation about it at work, and most people seemed to be of the opinion that yup, he did it, but that the evidence wasn’t sufficient to not leave reasonable doubt. I haven’t been following the case in all its detail from the very start, I never saw the Late Late when he was on it which seemed to persuade more than a few of his guilt.
Still, the details I picked up from skimming the papers and catching the news made me think that he’d done it. I was among those who thought that maybe he’d be found not guilty, circumstantial evidence and all that. But I guess that mobile phone was enough to convince the jury of his guilt. And I’m glad.
Although you do have to wonder what’ll happen to his two children now. And how they can begin to cope with the knowledge that their father beat their mother to death.
Tags: court case, crime in Ireland, Joe O’Reilly, murder, The Late Late Show