Alison O’Riordan
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No-retrial and all charges dropped against partner of double killer Derek Boyd (opens the original)
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The Director of Public Prosecutions will not pursue a re-trial and has now dropped all charges against the partner of double killer Derek Boyd, who was accused of impeding his prosecution by making a false statement to gardai. Boyd (31), who was serving the suspended part of his sentence for killing his sister when he fatally stabbed father-of-four Mark Carroll (34), was earlier this week jailed for life. His 34-year-old girlfriend Chantelle Harcourt was also on trial, accused of impeding her pa
'Unpardonable sin': How the murder trial of double killer Derek Boyd unfolded (opens the original)
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Double killer Derek Boyd has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-four at his north Dublin home and told that his sentence for the manslaughter of his sister four years ago will now be referred back to the Circuit Court. Boyd (31), who was serving the suspended part of his sentence for killing his sister when he fatally stabbed father of-four Mark Carroll in the chest, was today described by the victim's family as a "monster". The main witness in the case was Mark Carroll's girlfriend
Derek Boyd jailed for life for 'senseless and motiveless' murder of father-of-four in Dublin (opens the original)
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DEREK BOYD HAS been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-four at his north Dublin home and told that his sentence for the manslaughter of his sister four years ago will now be referred back to the Circuit Court. Boyd (31), who was serving the suspended part of his sentence for killing his sister when he fatally stabbed father-of-four Mark Carroll in the chest, was today described by the victim’s family as a “monster”. In an emotional victim impact statement delivered to the Central Criminal
'Monster' Derek Boyd jailed for life for murdering father-of-four at Dublin home (opens the original)
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Double killer Derek Boyd has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-four at his north Dublin home and told that his sentence for the manslaughter of his sister four years ago will now be referred back to the Circuit Court. Boyd (31), who was serving the suspended part of his sentence for killing his sister when he fatally stabbed father of-four Mark Carroll in the chest, was today described by the victim's family as a "monster". In an emotional victim impact statement delivered to the Ce
Man, 25, originally charged with murder pleads guilty to manslaughter of man (opens the original)
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A 25-year-old man who was originally charged with the murder of another man in Dublin over a year ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Jakub Rybar of The Avenue, Woodpark, Ballinteer in Dublin 16 appeared before the Central Criminal Court on Monday afternoon. He was arraigned on a charge that he unlawfully killed Michael McCann in Dublin on a date on or about July 2, 2025. Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing, SC for the Director of Public Prosecutions, told Mr Justice Tony Hunt that Rybar could be arraigned o
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