Ireland Case No. 25871Murder; aggravated sexual assault · Co. Kildare
Appeal court refuses fresh evidence in Kildare murder case
Fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Ana Kriégel was murdered at an abandoned farmhouse at Laraghcon, Clonee Road, Co Kildare, on 14 May 2018, after 13-year-old Boy B lured her there and 13-year-old Boy A attacked and killed her. Both boys were found guilty of murder by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2019, and Boy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault involving serious violence. In November 2019, Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced Boy A to life imprisonment with a review after 12 years and eight years for the sexual assault, and Boy B to 15 years detention with a review after eight years. In July 2022, the Court of Appeal refused Boy B's application to introduce fresh evidence at his appeal, and the full appeal hearing was set for 5 October 2022.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court11 Mar
5 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- 14-year-old schoolgirl Ana Kriégel was murdered at an abandoned farmhouse at Laraghcon, Clonee Road, Co Kildare, on 14 May 2018.
- 13-year-old Boy B lured Ana to the farmhouse on the pretext that Boy A wanted to meet her, knowing Boy A intended to kill her.
- 13-year-old Boy A, dressed in black with a ghoulish mask, shin guards and knee pads, beat Ana repeatedly with a piece of wood and a large block after dragging her to the ground.
- Boy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault involving serious violence.
- When
- The murder occurred on 14 May 2018.
- Where
- The murder took place at an abandoned farmhouse at Laraghcon, Clonee Road, Co Kildare.
- Weapon
- Boy A beat Ana with a piece of wood and a large block.
- In court
- Both boys were found guilty of murder by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2019.
- In July 2022, the Court of Appeal refused Boy B's application to introduce fresh evidence at his appeal.
- The full appeal hearing against Boy B's murder conviction was set for 5 October 2022.
- Sentence
- In November 2019, Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced Boy A to life imprisonment with a review after 12 years and eight years for aggravated sexual assault, and Boy B to 15 years detention with a review after eight years.
- Other details
- Both boys are detained at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, Lusk, Co Dublin.
74 statements extracted from the articles
- whatBoy B is now 17 years old (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoth boys were 13 years old when they murdered 14-year-old Ana in May 2018 (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe boys were 13 years old when they attacked and killed Ana (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B's appeal focuses on the refusal to allow a clinical psychologist's evidence before the jury (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe psychologist said Boy B was suffering from PTSD after witnessing the assault on Ana (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault in a manner that involved serious violence (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B lured Ana from her home knowing his friend was waiting to attack her in the derelict farmhouse (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B gave several different versions of events to gardaí but eventually admitted to witnessing Boy A attacking Ana (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B was subjected to manipulation and pressure by gardai when giving statements used to convict him (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B was 13 years old at the time of the garda interviews (kildarenow.com)
- whatProfessor Susan Young found the interviews were inadequate and inappropriate (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe interviews involved manipulation, pressure, repetition and enactment (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B has never disputed the final account given to gardai in the interviews (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe detectives implored Boy B to tell them the truth knowing he was lying (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault involving serious violence (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy B lured Ana to the house on the pretext that Boy A wanted to meet her (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A launched a violent attack on Ana when she arrived (kildarenow.com)
- whatAna Kriegel was 14 years old (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A was dressed all in black and wearing a ghoulish mask, shin guards and knee pads. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoy A beat Ana repeatedly with a piece of wood and a large block after dragging her to the ground. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoy B initially denied any knowledge of what happened to Ana and gave several different accounts. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe jury accepted that Boy B lured Ana to the house by telling her Boy A wanted to meet her, knowing Boy A intended to kill her. (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A was dressed in black wearing a ghoulish mask, shin guards and knee pads when he sexually assaulted Ana. (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoy A had previously told Boy B that he wanted to kill Ana. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe murder took place at an abandoned farmhouse at Laraghcon, Clonee Road (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe two boys are currently detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus, Lusk, Co Dublin (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe murder occurred on 14 May 2018 (kildarenow.com)
- weaponBoy A beat Ana repeatedly with a piece of wood and a large block. (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B is seeking to introduce fresh evidence at his appeal (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B wants to challenge the admissibility of matters not challenged at trial (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe State received Boy B's submissions the week before the hearing (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe State anticipated opposing the application to enlarge grounds and introduce fresh evidence (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe President of the Court of Appeal is Mr Justice George Birmingham (kildarenow.com)
- courtThree further grounds of appeal were sought (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe omnibus grounds seek to challenge admissibility of matters not challenged at trial and for fresh evidence to go before the jury (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe motion to enlarge grounds would take a day to hear (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy A had not lodged an appeal against his conviction or sentence (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe substantive appeal hearing is listed for 17 June 2022 (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B was not present in court for the hearing (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe matter was listed for mention on 27 May (kildarenow.com)
- courtIn July 2020, Boy B's lawyers made an application to exceed legal aid limits to engage a UK psychologist (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe thrust of Boy B's appeal focuses on the refusal to allow a clinical psychologist's evidence before the jury (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe motion to introduce fresh evidence was moved from 17 June to 22 June 2022 (kildarenow.com)
- courtNo appeal has been lodged on Boy A's behalf (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B is seeking to appeal against his conviction only, not the severity of his sentence (kildarenow.com)
- courtMr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced the boys in November 2019 (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B's lawyers want to introduce Professor Young's report as fresh evidence (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe Court of Appeal panel consisted of Mr Justice George Birmingham, Mr Justice John Edwards and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe court reserved judgment and intends to decide before the end of the legal term in late July (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B and Boy A were found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2019 (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe Court of Appeal refused to allow fresh evidence in Boy B's appeal. (irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
- courtMr Justice George Birmingham delivered the ruling of the three-judge court on Friday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtAt no point during the trial was it suggested that Boy B's responses were coerced. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMore than three years after the trial, the appellant seeks to run an entirely different case. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThere has never been any suggestion of inadequate legal representation at trial. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBrendan Grehan SC for the DPP said Boy B clearly lied in his Garda interviews but there was no suggestion he denied the final account was true. (irishtimes.com)
- courtIn his final interview, Boy B admitted seeing Boy A assault Ana and remove some of her clothing but denied playing any part in her murder. (irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B admitted that Boy A had previously told him he wanted to kill Ana. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice George Birmingham delivered the ruling of the three-judge court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B was attempting to set at nought the way his trial was run and was trying to run an entirely different case. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThere was no suggestion of inadequate legal representation at Boy B's first trial. (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B's lawyers sought to introduce reports by eminent psychologists critical of an expert called by his trial lawyers. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe reports said the account Boy B gave to gardai may have been misleading. (kildarenow.com)
- courtBrendan Grehan SC said Boy B clearly lied in his garda interviews but did not deny the final account was true. (kildarenow.com)
- courtBoy B's lawyers argued at trial that he was an innocent by-stander. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceBoy B was sentenced to 15 years detention, to be reviewed after eight years (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceBoy A was sentenced to life imprisonment with a review after 12 years (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceBoy A was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe boys would be transferred to an adult facility when they turned 18 (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceBoy A was sentenced to life imprisonment with a review after 12 years, and eight years for aggravated sexual assault. (kildarenow.com)
- otherBrendan Grehan SC represents the DPP (kildarenow.com)
- otherDefence counsel for Boy B is Seoirse O Dunlaing BL (kildarenow.com)
- otherClinical psychologist Dr Colm Humphreys was called by Boy B's defence team during the 2019 trial (kildarenow.com)
- otherBoth boys were 13 at the time of the murder. (irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Jul2022BREAKING: Court refuses to allow fresh evidence in appeal taken by 'Boy B' convicted of murder of Kildare schoolgirl Ana Kriegel
Court of Appeal hearing on 29 July 2022 where Boy B's application to introduce fresh evidence (psychologist reports critical of trial expert) was refused by a three-judge court.
victim, Ana Kriegel, 14, femaleAna Kriegelconvicted, Boy B, 17, male, namedBoy Bconvicted, Boy A, 13, male, namedBoy A - 29 Jul2022Court of Appeal rejects attempt by Boy B to introduce fresh evidence in Ana Kriégel case
Provides the full reasoning of Mr Justice Birmingham's ruling, including that the application was 'radical' and 'unusual' to challenge admissibility of interviews for the first time on appeal, and details of the jury's findings on how the murder was carried out.
victim, Ana Kriégel, 14, female, non-irish (judged from name)Ana Kriégelsuspect, Boy B, 17, male, namedBoy Bsuspect, Boy A, 13, male, namedBoy A - 22 Jun2022'Boy B' who murdered Kildare schoolgirl Ana Kriegel was subjected to "manipulation and pressure" by gardai - Court of Appeal hears
Reports on the Court of Appeal hearing where Boy B's counsel argues that garda interviews were subject to manipulation and pressure, seeking to introduce a forensic psychologist's report as fresh evidence. The court reserved judgment.
victim, Ana Kriegel, 14, female, non-irish (judged from name)Ana Kriegelconvicted, 17, maleconvicted, male - 23 May2022Delay for appeal by "Boy B" convicted of murder of Kildare schoolgirl Ana Kriegel
Reports that Court President Mr Justice George Birmingham postponed the motion to introduce fresh evidence from 17 June to 22 June 2022, and that Boy B's appeal focuses on the refusal to allow a clinical psychologist's evidence before the jury at trial.
victim, Ana Kriegel, 14, female, non-irish (judged from name)Ana Kriegelconvicted, Boy B, 13, male, namedBoy Bconvicted, Boy A, 13, male, namedBoy A - 11 Mar2022Boy B wants to introduce new evidence in Kildare Kriegel murder appeal, court hears
Reports a preliminary Court of Appeal hearing on 11 March 2022 where Boy B's defence sought to amend grounds of appeal and introduce fresh evidence. The State signalled opposition. The judge indicated the motion would be dealt with separately before the substantive hearing on 17 June 2022. Also confirms Boy A has not lodged an appeal.