A man has been handed a life sentence for the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.
Stephen Silver, of Foxford, Co Mayo, shot the detective eleven times with his own gun as he tried to arrest him in Castlerea, Co Roscommon in June 2020.
Stephen Silver handed life sentence for the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.
He shot him eleven times as he tried to arrest him in Castlerea, Co Roscommon in June 2020.
Because he killed a garda in the course of his duties, Silver will spend at least 40 years in prison.— Frank Greaney (@FrankGreaney) April 19, 2023
In his victim impact statement, Detective Horkan’s father, Marty, described his son as “reliable and honest” and he said he was proud of the gentleman he became.
Because he killed a garda in the course of his duties, Stephen Silver will spend at least forty years in prison.
