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Case No. 22479Manslaughter · Co. Waterford · 26 Jul 2018

Convicted killer Dean Kerrie sanctioned for phone in Wheatfield Prison cell

Dean Kerrie, 21, serving a sentence for the manslaughter of Jack Power in Dunmore East, Co Waterford in 2018, was issued a P19 sanction after a phone was found in his cell at Wheatfield Prison, Dublin, following a social media selfie. The article also details the original conviction and sentencing by Mr Justice Paul McDermott.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced8 Feb
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Key facts

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19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDean Kerrie is 21 years old (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe stabbed and killed Jack Power in Dunmore East, Co Waterford in 2018 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatKerrie was 17 at the time of the offence (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatJack Power had been drinking and at about 3am saw damage to his car he believed was caused by Kerrie (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatJack Power went to Kerrie's home, picked up a rock and smashed the front window (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatJack Power entered through the front door (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatMr Power assaulted Dean Kerrie in his bedroom (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThere was a suggestion that Mr Power also attacked Kerrie's mother (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatKerrie found a knife by the side of the bed and stabbed Mr Power (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe killing took place at Shanakiel in Dunmore East, Waterford (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereKerrie has an address at St Brigid's Square, Portarlington in Co Laois (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe killing occurred in the early hours of July 26th, 2018 (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was twice tried for murder but convicted by a jury of manslaughter (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceHe is serving a three and a half year prison sentence (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of four years and six months with the final year suspended for two years (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to June 30th 2022 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe was issued with a P19 sanction for possession of the phone (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherIn 2022 a total of 1,425 mobile phones were seized from prisons across the country (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherJack Power was described as an exceptionally hard-working young man who loved his work as a fisherman (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Feb2023
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Killer poses for selfie behind bars as probe looks into how he got phone

    Reports that Dean Kerrie was issued a P19 sanction for possessing a phone in his cell at Wheatfield Prison after a Snapchat selfie, and provides full details of the original manslaughter conviction, the circumstances of the killing, and the sentencing by Mr Justice Paul McDermott.

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