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Paul Healy

Man who stunned Regency Trial with evidence about getaway driver insists he did not lie to the court

A man who gave evidence in relation to Regency getaway driver Jason Bonney has insisted he did not tell lies to the court.

Peter Tyrell stunned the Special Criminal Court late into the trial of Jason Bonney when he unexpectedly took the stand at the eleventh hour claiming that he saw the accused man’s father Willie driving the BMW X5 jeep alleged to have been used to help the hit team escape - just minutes after the murder.

Ms Justice Tara Burns would later reject the claims and said the court had been "lied" to in the "most malevolent manner." But speaking exclusively to this paper today Peter insists: "I know what I saw."

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