Ireland Crime

Reports the sentencing of Zoltan Almasi to 11 years for manslaughter after three murder trials and a Supreme Court appeal; includes statements from the victim's family, details of the legal history, and the judge's reasoning.

Provides full detail of the sentencing hearing including the judge's reasoning, the family's statements, defence submissions, aggravating and mitigating factors, and the 11-year sentence backdated to May 2014.

Full sentencing details including the judge's reasoning, aggravating and mitigating factors, family statements, and defence submissions at the Central Criminal Court hearing.

Provides additional detail on the sentencing including the judge's remarks, the Dunne parents' reactions, the full history of the three murder trials and Supreme Court quashing, and the fact that Almasi could be released in two years due to backdating.

Family statements at the sentencing hearing; prosecution argues high culpability bracket (10–15 years); defence argues higher end of middle category; judge to sentence on 8 September 2021.

Family statements at sentencing hearing; prosecution argued high culpability bracket (10-15 years); defence argued higher end of middle category; judge to sentence on 8 September 2021.

Covers the victim impact statements and legal arguments at the sentencing hearing on 3 September 2021, with the judge indicating the sentence would be handed down on 8 September 2021.

Reports that the DPP accepted Almasi's manslaughter plea following the third hung jury, and that Judge Michael White remanded him until 3 September for sentencing. Provides detailed trial evidence including witness testimony, CCTV footage, pathologist findings, and Almasi's own defence testimony.

Reports that the DPP accepted Almasi's manslaughter plea after the third trial ended in a hung jury, that Mr Justice Michael White remanded him in custody until 3 September for a sentence hearing, and that the court ordered reports from his prison governor, chaplain and a prison psychologist.

Reports the DPP's acceptance of Almasi's manslaughter plea after the third trial ended in a hung jury; provides detailed trial evidence including testimony from the victim's friends, the pathologist, and Almasi himself; notes he was remanded until 3 September 2021 for sentencing with reports ordered from his prison governor, chaplain and psychologist.

Reports the hung jury in Almasi's third trial at the Central Criminal Court, noting his first trial resulted in a murder conviction quashed by the Supreme Court and his second trial also ended in a disagreement. Adds detail that Dunne was an Athy student who was running away with his back to his assailant when struck.

Third trial at the Central Criminal Court ended in a hung jury after 13 hours and 43 minutes of deliberation. Almasi was remanded in custody until 16 July 2021 for the DPP's further directions. The article also details the full history: first trial resulted in a murder conviction and life sentence (2016), quashed by the Supreme Court after a successful appeal; second trial (2020) also ended in a disagreement.

Third trial resulted in a hung jury after 13 hours and 43 minutes of deliberation. Almasi was remanded in custody until 16 July for the DPP's further directions. The article provides detailed trial evidence including CCTV, pathologist testimony, and Almasi's own defence testimony.

Reports the outcome of the third trial: the jury (7 men, 5 women) failed to reach a verdict after 13 hours and 43 minutes of deliberation. Almasi was remanded in custody until 16 July for the DPP's further directions. The article also provides detailed trial evidence including CCTV footage, the pathologist's findings, and testimony from Dunne's friend Michael McDonagh.

Reports on jury deliberations during the Central Criminal Court trial, including witness testimony requested by the jury and the judge's explanation of the manslaughter definition.