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Tomkins sentenced to life in prison for brother’s murder.

Wicklow farmer Cecil Tomkins has been sentenced to life in prison having been convicted by a jury last month of the murder of his brother.

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The 63 year old, who is now wheelchair bound from Parkinson’s Syndrome, shot Walter Tomkins at their farmhouse in Cronlea, Shillelagh on July 1st 2010 following a row over their mother’s burial

The Central Criminal Court has refused bail ahead of a possible appeal arguing it would be inappropriate for the court to grant the application.

His legal team had claimed that Cecil Tomkins is not a flight risk and requires almost round the clock care at the nursing home where he’s resided for the last 18 months.

The prosecution argued that his medical needs are a compassionate matter within the jurisdiction of the prison service, who if they’re minded can grant temporary release.

 

 

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