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Murder accused dropped 'axe like tool' after leaving pensioner's home
Summary
CCTV footage shows Oliver Doran entered the home of 76‑year‑old Kwok Ping Cheng at Robinson's Court, Dublin, through a rear window on 28/29 April 2021 and stayed for about an hour and thirteen minutes. He allegedly dropped an "axe‑like tool" after leaving the flat and tried to retrieve it, falling in the process. Doran, who lives at Sophia Housing, Cork Street, has pleaded not guilty to the murder. The trial heard that Doran claimed he killed Cheng with an axe he had brought from his own home, but he could not recall details due to intoxication. Witnesses, including the victim's son and a neighbour, described finding Cheng's body covered in blood and with multiple broken bones and scalp lacerations, injuries consistent with an axe blow. The case is being heard by the Central Criminal Court with a jury of nine women and three men.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Murder accused dropped 'axe like tool' after leaving pensioner's home. Charges or matters: the murder of Mr Cheng (76) at Robinson's Court, Cork Street, Dublin 8, on a date between April 28 and 29, 2021. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- April 28 Incident
- April 30, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 29, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-01-16 Publication
Why: The jury has been told they will hear evidence that the accused told investigating officers he killed Mr Cheng with an axe he had brought from his own home but does not remember a lot of what occurred because he had taken an intoxicant. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the murder of Mr Cheng (76) at Robinson's Court, Cork Street, Dublin 8, on a date between April 28 and 29, 2021 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Cork Street
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