Ireland Brother of murdered Jennie Poole speaks on fourth anniversary of her killing
On 17 April 2021, Jennie Poole, a 24-year-old woman, was stabbed to death in her first-floor apartment in Melville Drive, Finglas, Dublin. Sources name her ex-partner, Gavin Murphy, as the man who killed her, and her four-year-old son was in her car outside and heard her crying for help. Murphy fought the case, claiming Jennie had first attacked him with a knife, and the sources do not report a verdict or sentence. On 20 April 2025, the fourth anniversary of her death, her brother Jason spoke publicly and campaigned for a domestic abuse register known as 'Jennie's Law'.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jennie Poole, a 24-year-old woman and mother of two, was stabbed to death.
- Sources name her ex-partner, Gavin Murphy, as the man who stabbed her.
- When
- The killing took place on 17 April 2021.
- Where
- The killing took place in her first-floor apartment in Melville Drive, Finglas, Dublin.
- Weapon
- Sources describe a stabbing, and Murphy claims Jennie first attacked him with a knife.
- Other details
- Jennie had left her four-year-old son in her car while she ran into the apartment to get clothes for a trip to the beach.
- Her four-year-old son was in the car and heard her crying for help through the hall door.
- On 20 April 2025, her brother Jason marked the fourth anniversary and said the family can never get over the nature of her death.
- Jason is campaigning for a register of domestic abusers, known as 'Jennie's Law', so people can learn the background of potential partners.
- In court
- Murphy fought the case, insisting that Jennie had initially attacked him with a knife.
- Sentence
- The sources do not report a verdict or sentence in the case.
5 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJennie Poole was stabbed to death by her ex-partner Gavin Murphy on 17 April 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatJennie had left her four-year-old son in the car while she ran into the apartment to get a change of clothes for a trip to the beach. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe four-year-old son was in the car and heard his mother crying for help through the hall door. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe murder took place in her first-floor apartment in Melville Drive, Finglas, Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMurphy fought the case insisting that Jennie had initially attacked him with a knife. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Apr20254-year-old son of murdered Jennie Poole "could hear his mammy crying for help"
Fourth anniversary feature in which Jennie Poole's brother Jason reveals details of the murder witnessed by her four-year-old son and campaigns for 'Jennie's Law' (a domestic abuse register).
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