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Man Held Over Donegal Attempted Murder Released Without Charge

Prosecutors will review the Garda file next.

Overview

  • Gardaí released a man in his 50s without charge in the Lifford case after an Easter Sunday arrest.
  • The man was the sixth person detained in the probe and was questioned at a station in the North Western Region.
  • A file will go to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who decides if evidence supports charges in serious cases.
  • Charles Dooher, in his 20s, suffered life-changing head injuries when a masked gang beat him and his father with iron bars at their Coneyburrow Road home on January 20, 2025.
  • He was airlifted to Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital and later underwent surgeries, while his father was treated for less serious wounds.