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Man admits to murdering 11-year-old boy
Summary
A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to the murder of an 11-year-old boy in the south-west of the country on November 3, 2019, at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant, who cannot be named due to legal restrictions regarding the victim's status as a minor and their family relationship, appeared via video-link from prison. Prosecution counsel Michael Delaney SC informed Mr Justice Michael White that the victim was a child, invoking Section 252 of the Children Act, 2001, which prohibits the identification of child victims. The judge ordered that the identities of both the accused and the deceased remain undisclosed to the public until further order. The court is currently at the sentencing stage, where the judge directed the preparation of a victim impact report. The man was remanded in custody until February 1, when he is expected to be sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for the admitted offence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man admits to murdering 11-year-old boy. Charges or matters: murdering the boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, in the south-west of the country on November 3, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 3, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 1 Adjournment
- 2021-01-18 Publication
Why: He pleaded guilty to murdering the boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, in the south-west of the country on November 3, 2019. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murdering the boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, in the south-west of the country on November 3, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge directed the preparation of a victim impact report and remanded the man in custody until February 1, when it is expected that he will be sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.; The judge directed the preparation of a victim impact report and remanded the man in custody until February 1, when it is expected that he will be sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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