"Cold case killer Noel Long has launched a bid to overturn his conviction for murdering Cork woman Nora Sheehan 44 years ago, arguing there was a prejudicial delay in bringing the case and that DNA evidence should not have gone before the jury."
"In August 2023, the State was successful in pursuing the oldest murder prosecution in Irish history, with a jury unanimously accepting the prosecution case that Long, who has a 1972 conviction for sexual offending, was guilty of murder."
Noel Long has launched legal proceedings to overturn his conviction for the murder of Cork woman Nora Sheehan 44 years ago. The grounds for the challenge include an alleged prejudicial delay in bringing the case and a contention that DNA evidence should not have been presented to the jury. The conviction was secured in August 2023 after a jury unanimously accepted the prosecution case. The August 2023 prosecution was the oldest murder prosecution in Irish history. Long has a prior 1972 conviction for sexual offending, which featured in the prosecution narrative.
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