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Man tortured by Dowdall says State should have seized former councillor’s home

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Man tortured by Dowdall says State should have seized former councillor’s home

The man who was tortured by Jonathan Dowdall says the State should have seized his home — and given him some of the proceeds.

Alexander Hurley, 37, was subjected to horrific torture at the hands of the former Sinn Fein councillor and his father, who waterboarded him in the garage of his home on the Navan Road in Dublin on January 15, 2015. Last week it emerged Dowdall, serving a four-year sentence in prison for his role in facilitating the murder of Kinahan cartel associate David Byrne, has put the four-bedroom house on the market for €795,000.




Mr Hurley told how his life has been hell ever since he was tortured by Dowdall in that very home. He said: “I think it’s going to be very, very hard to sell it. Regardless of who buys it, it will always have that stigma attached to it, that it was the scene of a very violent crime. The only way that would ever be properly disposed is if you razed it to the ground.

Read more: Inside the €795k Dublin home of failed state witness Jonathan Dowdall

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“I think he shouldn’t be allowed to sell it. It should be seized and a portion of the value should go to the courts.”

Asked if he felt the State should gift him some of the proceeds of Dowdall’s home, Mr Hurley said: “Absolutely. But I know that’s not going to happen.”

Pictures and video of the interior of Dowdall’s home, including of the garage he tortured My Hurley in, are now available to view online.

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