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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21893Murder; assault causing harm; criminal damage; robbery · Co. Louth · 3 Jan 2018

Dundalk gardaí awarded Scott Medal for 2018 arrest of Mohamed Morei

Garda Alan Lynch and Garda Damian Welby were awarded the Scott Medal Commendation for their role in the 2018 arrest of Mohamed Morei, an Egyptian asylum seeker who fatally stabbed Yosuke Sasaki in Dundalk and was later found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Acquitted15 Mar
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMohamed Morei was an Egyptian asylum seeker who claimed to be fighting for ISIS. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatMorei fatally stabbed Yosuke Sasaki in the back on Long Avenue, Dundalk, in an unprovoked attack. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA 23-year-old man was stabbed in the upper back on the Inner Relief Road at 9.30am, with non-fatal injuries. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA third 23-year-old man was struck with a wooden post on Quay Street by 9.40am, receiving a head injury. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe fatal stabbing was reported at 9am on Wednesday 3 January 2018. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtMorei was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtHe was also found not guilty by reason of insanity of assaulting two men causing harm at Quay Street and Inner Relief Road. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe same verdict was returned for criminal damage to a car and robbery by trespassing and committing criminal damage between 2 and 3 January 2018. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherGarda Alan Lynch and Garda Damian Welby were awarded the Scott Medal Commendation for their actions in the arrest of Mohamed Morei in 2018. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherMorei was 18 years old at the time of the incident. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherTwo consultant psychiatrists testified that Morei was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and did not know what he was doing was wrong. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherMorei remains in detention under Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Insanity Act at the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherAn armed car with Karen Coughlan, Dave Devaney and James Kilgallon arrived and drew weapons on Morei. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherGarda Lynch charged and wrestled Morei to the ground, after which Devaney and Kilgallon came on top and Welby applied handcuffs. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe entire encounter lasted three or four minutes. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherMorei had blood on his hands that was not his own, as he had no visible wounds. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Mar2023
    Acquitteddundalkdemocrat.ie, follow-up
    “So I put the baton away and then I charged," Dundalk gardaí tell of arresting killer

    Retrospective feature in which the two arresting gardaí recount the 2018 arrest and the trial outcome; reports the Scott Medal Commendation award and confirms Morei remains detained at the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum.

    victim, Yosuke Sasaki, 24, male, Japanese, non-irishYosuke Sasakiaccused, Mohamed Morei, 18, male, Egyptian, named, non-irishMohamed Morei