Detective says he believed his life was in danger during violent arrest

John McDonagh was 27 when he was convicted in 2001 by a Central Criminal Court jury of the rape and murder of Siobhan Hynes (17), of Sconse, Lettermore, Connemara

John McDonagh (20) was driving on Ballymun Road when he struck the injured party, who was aged in his late 60s, on the afternoon of July 6th 2023.

The judge remarked on the irony that McDonagh has begun repaying the money using funds from his current social welfare payments