Criminal who moved teen's body parts was acting under instructions of 'highly volatile' Robbie Lawlor

Glen Bride, a 32-year-old Dublin man with an extensive criminal history spanning 86 previous convictions, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for his role in the disposal of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods' remains. Bride, formerly of Mount Olive Park in Kilbarrick, pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of the dismembered body on 15 January 2020, acting under directions from criminal Robbie Lawlor, whom the court characterised as highly volatile and dangerous. The teenager, aged 17, disappeared from Drogheda on 12 January 2020 after being murdered in Rathmullan Park. Detective Sergeant Enda O'Sullivan confirmed that Bride was not party to the killing itself but became involved in its immediate aftermath when he drove a stolen vehicle transporting the remains from Drogheda to Dublin. The court heard evidence of Bride's subordinate role within the disposal operation, undertaken at Lawlor's behest. Justice Karen O'Connor remarked upon the conduct's demonstration of what she termed abhorrent inhumanity and disrespect, noting that few actions could constitute more serious interference with a murder investigation. The teenager's parents attended court proceedings, where victim impact statements detailed the enduring trauma caused by the manner in which their son's body had been treated. Bride was sentenced on 26 January alongside Stephen Carberry, a 48-year-old from Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, who similarly pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of remains. Carberry received a concurrent six-year term, reduced from seven years and six months due to his status as a bail absentee at the time of the offence, with the sentence imposed consecutively to an existing eight-year drugs conviction. The case resulted from a significant investigation spanning multiple years following the teenager's death and the subsequent discovery of his remains across Dublin and Drogheda locations between January and March 2020.