Ireland Case No. 5719Murder · Co. Dublin · 30 Mar 2024
Man charged with murder of Croatian carpenter Josip Štrok in Clondalkin, Dublin
On 30 March 2024, Josip Štrok, a 31-year-old Croatian carpenter who lived in central Dublin, was seriously assaulted at Grange View Way in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, and his friend David Družinec, 28, was also attacked. Štrok died of his head injuries on 3 April 2024 in Tallaght Hospital. On 25 April 2024 gardaí arrested three men, and Connor Rafferty, 19, and Anthony Delappe, 18, were charged that evening with Štrok's murder and assault causing harm to Družinec, while a third man was released without charge. Both men were remanded in custody at Blanchardstown District Court, and the murder date was later amended to 3 April. On 6 June 2024 Mark Lee, 43, was arrested, and on 7 June he was charged with Štrok's murder and remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 13 June for DPP directions; the investigation is ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested25 Apr
6 reports - Charged7 Jun
- In court26 Apr
4 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Josip Štrok, a 31-year-old Croatian carpenter who lived in central Dublin, died of severe head injuries.
- His friend David Družinec, a 28-year-old Croatian man, was allegedly attacked during the same incident.
- Where
- The assault took place at Grange View Way in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
- When
- The assault took place on 30 March 2024, and Štrok died of his injuries on 3 April 2024 in Tallaght Hospital.
- Cause
- Štrok and his friend were reportedly set upon by a group of men who insulted them for speaking Croatian and told them to speak English before the attack.
- Weapon
- Družinec said he was hit first with something he thought might be a rod or a bat, and was unsure whether it was a bar or a bat.
- Investigation
- Three men were arrested on 25 April 2024, and all three were detained at Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
- A third man arrested in April was released without charge pending directions from the DPP.
- Mark Lee, 43, was arrested on Thursday 6 June 2024 and held at a Garda station in west Dublin.
- Gardaí said the investigation is ongoing and are appealing to anyone with information to contact Clondalkin Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line.
- Charges
- Connor Rafferty, 19, and Anthony Delappe, 18, were charged in April with the murder of Štrok and assault causing harm to Družinec; reports describe both as Clondalkin teenagers.
- The date of the murder charge was amended from 30 March to 3 April 2024 at the request of gardaí, under a DPP direction.
- Mark Lee was charged at 1.31pm on Friday 7 June 2024 with the murder of Štrok, making him the third person charged.
- In court
- Rafferty and Delappe appeared separately before Judge Máire Conneely at Blanchardstown District Court on 26 April 2024, made no reply, were remanded in custody and were granted legal aid.
- Lee was remanded in custody by Judge Michael Connellan at Dublin District Court and is due to appear by video link at Cloverhill District Court on 13 June 2024 for DPP directions.
106 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThree men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Josip Strok in Clondalkin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatJosip Strok, 31, died of catastrophic head injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDavid Druzinec was also attacked and beaten. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí are investigating the murder of Josip Strok and a serious assault on a fellow Croatian national in Clondalkin, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whatStrok suffered serious head injuries and died on April 3 after several days on life support. (irishtimes.com)
- whatStrok's friend David Druzinec, a fellow Croatian, was also seriously assaulted. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo Clondalkin teenagers were remanded in custody charged with the murder of a Croatian man. (irishtimes.com)
- whatMr Štrok was a 31-year-old carpenter who lived in central Dublin. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatHis friend David Družinec, 28, was allegedly attacked during the same incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTwo teenagers appeared in court charged with the murder of Josip Štrok. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe arrest is in relation to the murder of Josip Strok. (garda.ie)
- whatJosip Strok, 31, from Croatia, suffered head injuries. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatJosip Štrok was a carpenter aged 31 who lived in central Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHis friend David Družinec, aged 28, was allegedly attacked during the same incident. (irishtimes.com)
- whatJosip Strok, 31, from Croatia, suffered head injuries in an incident in Clondalkin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA friend of Mr Strok, David Družinec, was injured in the same incident. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatHis friend David Družinec was allegedly attacked during the same incident. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe assault took place at Grange View Way. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe attack occurred in the Grange View Way area of Clondalkin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in Clondalkin, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereMr Štrok suffered severe head injuries at Grange View Way, Clondalkin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereMr Štrok suffered head injuries after an incident at Grange View Way in Clondalkin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident happened on Grange View Way, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. (garda.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at Grange View Way in Clondalkin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereŠtrok suffered severe head injuries at Grange View Way, Clondalkin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereJosip Štrok was wounded at Grange View Way, Clondalkin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereMr Štrok was wounded at Grange View Way, Clondalkin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault took place on March 30, 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe arrests took place on Thursday, 25 April 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenStrok was found after being seriously assaulted on March 30. (irishtimes.com)
- whenMr Štrok died from his injuries on April 3rd in Tallaght Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- whenMr Štrok died of his injuries in Tallaght Hospital on April 3. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe killing took place on March 30th, 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on March 30. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenMr Strok died of his injuries in Tallaght Hospital on April 3. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenŠtrok was injured on 30 March. (irishtimes.com)
- whenŠtrok died from his injuries on 3 April in Tallaght Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident took place on 30 March 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenMr Strok died of his injuries in Tallaght Hospital on 3 April. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenJosip Štrok died from his injuries on 3 April in Tallaght Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- whenMr Štrok was wounded on March 30. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenMr Štrok died from his injuries on April 3 in Tallaght Hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeJosip Strok and his friend were brutally assaulted after being set upon by a group of men. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeA gang began throwing insults at the men, who were speaking Croatian. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe two friends were reportedly told to speak English before they were attacked. (irishtimes.com)
- causeMr Štrok died after an alleged assault. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeJosip Štrok suffered severe head injuries. (irishtimes.com)
- causeMr Štrok suffered severe head injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe friend was unsure whether he was hit with a bar or a bat. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponDruzinec said he was hit first with something he thought might be a rod or a bat. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested three men as part of a major investigation on April 25, 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAll three arrested men were detained at garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone with information to contact Clondalkin Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. (dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested three men on Thursday morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAll three men were detained at Garda stations in the DMR under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact Clondalkin Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThree men were arrested on Thursday morning by gardaí from the Clondalkin district and the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationAll three men were being detained at Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe gardaí were granted a DPP-directed amendment changing the date of the murder offence from March 30th to April 3rd. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA third man arrested during the investigation was released without charge pending directions from the DPP. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationMr Rafferty was arrested at Ballyfermot Garda Station and charged at 10.27pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationMr DeLappe was arrested at 8.50pm on Thursday and charged at 9.49pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA fourth male was arrested on Thursday, June 6th. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrested male is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThree men were arrested in April as part of the investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe other man arrested in April was released without charge. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA man aged in his 40s was arrested in relation to the murder. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA garda spokesman said the investigation is ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA fourth man has been arrested in relation to the murder. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe fourth man is aged in his 40s and is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA third man arrested during the investigation was released without charge pending DPP directions. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested Mark Lee on Thursday and held him at Clondalkin station. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested Mark Lee on a Thursday. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeConnor Rafferty and Anthony Delappe were charged at Ballyfermot Garda station with the murder of Mr Štrok and assault causing harm to his friend. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBoth men were also charged with assault causing harm to David Družinec, who was injured in the same incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe date of the murder charge was amended from March 30 to April 3 after a request by the Gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeTwo of the men arrested in April were charged with Mr Strok's murder. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeTwo teenagers from Clondalkin were charged in April with the murder of Štrok. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeTwo of the men arrested in April were charged with Mr Strok's murder, and the other was released without charge. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged a man who was arrested on Thursday 6 June 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeMark Lee was charged at 1.31pm on Friday with the murder of Štrok. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeConnor Rafferty and Anthony Delappe were charged in April with the murder of Štrok and assault causing harm to Mr Družinec. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeMark Lee was charged with the murder of Mr Štrok. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeConnor Rafferty and Anthony Delappe were charged in April with the murder of Mr Štrok and assault causing harm to Mr Družinec. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe two men appeared separately before Judge Máire Conneely at Blanchardstown District Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Rafferty was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on May 2. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Delappe's solicitor said he would move a bail application on the assault charge when his case resumes at Cloverhill District Court on May 2. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Rafferty intended to apply for bail on the assault charge at his next appearance. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge granted legal aid to the two men. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBoth men appeared before Judge Máire Conneely at Blanchardstown District Court on Friday 26 April. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtNeither man made a reply when charged or spoke during the appearance. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtBoth men were remanded in custody and will appear before Cloverhill District Court on May 2. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man aged in his 40s was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday 7 June 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe District Court cannot consider bail in a murder case. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtMark Lee was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on June 13 for directions from the DPP. (irishtimes.com)
- courtLee made no reply when charged. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Connellan remanded Lee in custody to appear via video link at Cloverhill District Court on June 13. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to Lee. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherJosip Strok was taken to Tallaght University Hospital, where he died a few days later. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe District Court does not have jurisdiction to consider bail in murder cases, which require applications in the High Court. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe two men have yet to indicate how they will plead. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBoth men were granted legal aid. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in West Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherLee is the third person charged in connection with Mr Štrok's death. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Jun2024Man appears in court charged with murder of Croatian carpenter in Clondalkin
Names the accused, Mark Lee, and reports his charge and remand in custody at Dublin District Court. Adds that he is the third person charged, after Connor Rafferty and Anthony Delappe in April, and that a friend, David Družinec, was allegedly attacked in the same incident.
suspect, Mark Lee, 43, male, namedMark Leevictim, Josip Štrok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Štrokvictim, David Družinec, 28David Družinecaccused, Connor Rafferty, 19, named, irish (judged from name)Connor Raffertyaccused, Anthony Delappe, 18, named, irish (judged from name)Anthony Delappe - 7 Jun2024Man charged with murder of Josip Štrok remanded in custody
Reports the charge and remand of Mark Lee, the third person charged, and the charges against Connor Rafferty and Anthony Delappe in April.
victim, Josip Štrok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Štrokvictim, David Družinec, 28, maleDavid Družinecaccused, Mark Lee, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Mark Leeaccused, Connor Rafferty, 19, named, irish (judged from name)Connor Raffertyaccused, Anthony Delappe, 18, namedAnthony Delappe - 7 Jun2024Third man charged in relation to Clondalkin murder of Josip Strok
Reports that a man aged in his 40s was arrested on 6 June 2024 and charged in the Josip Strok case, and that he was due before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 7 June 2024. Adds the arrest date, the court date and that investigations are ongoing.
victim, Josip Strok, 31, male, non-irish (judged from name)Josip Strokvictim, David Družinec, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinecaccused, 40s, male - 6 Jun2024Fourth man arrested in relation to murder of Croatian Josip Štrok in west Dublin
Reports that a fourth man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and detained at a Garda station in west Dublin. Adds that two teenagers from Clondalkin were charged in April and that a third man was released without charge pending DPP directions.
victim, Josip Štrok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Štrokvictim, David Družinec, 28, maleDavid Družinecsuspect, 40s, male - 6 Jun2024Fourth man arrested in relation to murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkin
Reports a fourth man, aged in his 40s, arrested on 6 June 2024 in connection with the murder. Adds that three men were arrested in April, two of whom were charged and one released without charge. The investigation is ongoing.
victim, Josip Strok, 31, maleJosip Stroksuspect, 40s, male - 1 Jun2024Update (3) - Serious Assault, Grange View Way, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, March 30th, 2024
Garda update adds that a fourth male, in his 40s, was arrested on 6 June 2024 and is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin.
victim, Josip Strok, non-irish (judged from name)Josip Stroksuspect, 40s, male - 26 Apr2024Two teenagers appear in court charged with murder of Croatian man in Clondalkin
Adds the court appearance of Anthony DeLappe and Connor Rafferty on 26 April 2024, their ages, the assault charge on David Družinec, the remand in custody to Cloverhill District Court on 2 May, the amended murder charge date and legal aid.
victim, Josip Štrok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Štrokvictim, David DružinecDavid Družinecaccused, Anthony DeLappe, 18, male, namedAnthony DeLappeaccused, Connor Rafferty, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Connor Rafferty - 26 Apr2024Two teenagers charged with murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkin
Adds the names, ages and addresses of the two men charged, their court appearances before Blanchardstown District Court, Mr Štrok's date of death, the DPP-directed amendment of the murder date, and that a third man was released without charge.
victim, Josip Štrok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Štrokvictim, David Družinec, 28, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinecaccused, Connor Rafferty, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Connor Raffertyaccused, Anthony Delappe, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Anthony Delappe - 25 Apr2024Three men arrested over murder of Croatian man in Dublin
Adds the arrest of three men on Thursday 25 April 2024, the detention details and a Garda appeal. Also gives the assault on Strok's friend, the date Strok was found and the weapon the friend described.
victim, Josip Strok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Strokvictim, David Druzinec, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinecsuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 25 Apr2024Three men arrested in investigation into brutal murder of Josip Strok
First report of arrests in the murder of Josip Strok, a Croatian native attacked in Clondalkin; it also covers a serious assault on his friend David Druzinec.
victim, Josip Strok, 31, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Strokvictim, David Druzinec, 28, maleDavid Druzinecsuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 25 Apr2024Three men arrested in relation to murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkin
Reports that three men were arrested on 25 April 2024 in the investigation into the death of Josip Strok, who was assaulted at Grange View Way, Clondalkin, on 30 March 2024; Gardaí are appealing for information.
victim, Josip Strok, male, Croatian, non-irishJosip Strokvictim, David Družinec, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinecsuspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male