This article is from page 34 of the 2006-01-03 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 34 JPG
AN 18-YEAR-old Galway youth, who is facing a charge of dangerous driving causing death in west Clare, will make two separate court appearances in London this week.
The Department of Justice are attempting to have David Naughton extradited to Ireland, and the English police are pursuing other criminal matters against him.
Naughton, who resided at a voluntary residential care unit in Galway before he skipped court bail here almost two years ago, is due to appear at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London today for a further hearing in ongoing extradition proceedings against him.
The matter is not expected to be concluded today however as he faces trial later this month, also in London, for alleged unrelated criminal matters, including a number of motoring charges.
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that the “domestic charges (in England) will probably take precedence over extradition proceedings,” further delaying plans by the Irish authorities to have Naughton extradited to face offences here.
The accused is wanted in Clare for a charge of dangerous driving causing death, arising out of a crash in October 2003 in which Kilkee girls Stacey Haugh (16) and Lorna O’Mahony (13) were killed. They died instantly when the car Naughton is alleged to have been driving crashed into a wall in Carrigaholt.
After he was originally remanded to St Patrick’s Institution, Naughton was granted bail at Ennis District Court. He was later returned to St Patrick’s for breaching his bail conditions.
He was again released however after claiming he had been assaulted by other inmates while in custody. Soon afterwards, he fled to England.