Man jailed for life for murder of man who was guarding prostitutes

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for murder in County Cavan. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35, was found guilty of murdering Costel Catalin Cretu at Connolly Court, Cavan between October 13 and 14, 2012. The jury returned a majority verdict of 10-2 after deliberations. Mr Cretu sustained stab wounds to the chest and back and died at the scene. Trebacz had pleaded not guilty to the murder charge but guilty to criminal damage. Mr Justice Michael White imposed the mandatory life sentence, noting the significant impact of the death on the victim's family. A three-year sentence relating to the criminal damage conviction was suspended. The judge referenced a victim impact statement provided by the deceased's brother during sentencing.