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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3522Murder · Co. Wicklow · 26 Mar 2013

Brother of Csaba Orsos fears 'Ice Queen Killer' Marta Herda may be released early from Polish prison

Zoltan Sandro, brother of Csaba Orsos who was murdered in 2013 in Arklow, expressed fears on the 13th anniversary of the killing that convicted killer Marta Herda, now serving her sentence in a Polish prison, may be released early. Herda was found guilty of deliberately driving her car off a pier at South Quay, Arklow, killing Orsos, and was transferred from the Dochas Centre in Dublin to Poland in 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted18 Mar
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatMarta Herda was found guilty of murdering Csaba Orsos in 2013 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCsaba Orsos was 31 years old (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHerda killed Orsos by driving her car off a pier in Arklow (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe murder took place at South Quay in Arklow (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe murder occurred shortly before 6am on March 26, 2013 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHerda told a Garda after formal caution that she hit the accelerator and drove to the water (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtIn 2018 Herda indicated she was taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHerda was a former waitress (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherCsaba Orsos was Hungarian (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherOrsos could not swim (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHerda claimed the victim was behaving erratically and she accidentally drove the car into the water (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherIn 2019 extracts of a supposed book Herda was writing behind bars were released by her family (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherCsaba Orsos's mother died in 2021 and requested to be buried in the same grave as Csaba (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHerda and her family campaigned for her freedom with numerous failed attempts before Irish courts to appeal her conviction (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Mar2026
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Brother of victim of 'Ice Queen Killer' fears her early prison release

    Feature/interview marking the 13th anniversary of the murder, with the victim's brother expressing fears about the convicted killer's potential early release from a Polish prison. Includes details of the 2017 appeal hearing and the 2023 transfer to Poland.

    victim, Csaba Orsos, 31, male, Hungarian, non-irishCsaba Orsosconvicted, Marta Herda, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Marta Herda