Case No. 2344Public order offences (intoxication, threatening/abusive/insulting words or behaviour, spitting in a patrol car, resisting arrest) · Co. Dublin · 16 Jun 2020
Kelly Noble's sentencing on public order offences adjourned at Dublin District Court
Kelly Noble, 39, of Mount Brown, Dublin, had her sentencing on public order offences (intoxication, threatening behaviour, spitting in a patrol car, and resisting arrest) adjourned to 26 February 2025 at Dublin District Court because her child was ill. She previously served four and a half years of a six-year sentence for the 2006 manslaughter of Emma McLoughlin in Laytown, Co Meath.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court12 Feb
2 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatDerek Benson was hacked to death with a sword in Ballymun in 2000 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatJacqui Noble drugged Benson before doorman Paul Hopkins arrived with a samurai sword and killed him (irishmirror.ie)
- whatKelly Noble previously served time for stabbing a young mother to death in front of her children (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe offences include engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour (dublinlive.ie)
- whatJacqui Noble drugged Derek Benson before Paul Hopkins arrived with a samurai sword and killed him (dublinlive.ie)
- whereKelly Noble lives in Mount Brown, Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whenOn 11 May 2000, two days before the murder, Jacqui Noble met Hopkins and got sleeping tablets and a phone from him (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe public order offences occurred on 16 June 2020 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenJacqui Noble met Paul Hopkins on 11 May 2000, two days before the murder, and got sleeping tablets and a phone from him (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeNoble pleaded guilty to public order offences (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne offence was being intoxicated (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne offence was engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne offence was spitting in the back seat of an unmarked patrol car contrary to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeOne offence was resisting arrest (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeKelly Noble admitted to a number of public order offences that happened in 2020 (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeKelly Noble entered a guilty plea to the offences earlier in 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe offences include being intoxicated (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeKelly Noble pleaded guilty to spitting in the back seat of an unmarked patrol car contrary to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeKelly Noble pleaded guilty to resisting arrest on the same date (dublinlive.ie)
- courtNoble was due to be sentenced at Dublin District Court on 12 February 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtKelly Noble was due to be sentenced at Dublin District Court on Wednesday 12 February 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe sentencing was adjourned for two weeks because Kelly Noble's child was ill (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceNoble previously served four and a half years of a six-year sentence for manslaughter (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceKelly Noble previously served four and a half years of a six-year sentence for manslaughter (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceJacqui Noble was jailed for life in 2004 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe adjournment was because Noble's child was ill in Temple Street (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNoble's mother Jacqui Noble was jailed for life in 2004 for hiring a man to kill Derek Benson (irishmirror.ie)
- otherJacqui Noble was freed in 2018 after then Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan signed off on her release (irishmirror.ie)
- otherKelly Noble's child was ill in Temple Street (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Feb2025Convicted killer Kelly Noble’s sentencing on public order offences adjourned
Reports the adjournment of sentencing for public order offences committed on 16 June 2020 on Dame Street, Dublin, and provides background on Noble's prior manslaughter conviction and her mother Jacqui Noble's 2004 life sentence for the 2000 murder of Derek Benson in Ballymun.
convicted, Kelly Noble, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Kelly Noble - 12 Feb2025Convicted killer Kelly Noble’s sentencing on public order offences adjourned
Reports the two-week adjournment of Noble's sentencing due to her child's illness, and provides background on her previous manslaughter conviction and her mother Jacqui Noble's murder case.
convicted, Kelly Noble, 39, female, namedKelly Noble