Ireland Crime

Reports the full sentencing hearing details: the judge's remarks describing the 'stamping' type attack, the family statement read by Det Sgt Palmer, Anghel's 24 previous convictions from Romania, France and Ireland, the backdating of the sentence to 18 April 2018, and Anghel's outburst towards the family as he was led away.

Reports the sentencing of Feri Anghel to a mandatory life sentence (backdated to 18 April 2018) for the murder of Ioan Artene Bob, including details of the crime, trial history, the victim's background, the judge's remarks, and the family's statement.

Reports the guilty verdict at the second trial, details of the jury composition and deliberation time, witness testimony including the pathologist's findings, CCTV evidence, and prosecution and defence closing arguments.

Reports the unanimous guilty verdict, details of trial evidence including CCTV, witness and medical testimony, the defence's arguments about prejudice, and the remand for sentencing on 30 May 2022.

Reports the guilty verdict, jury composition and deliberation time, post-mortem findings by Dr Margot Bolster, CCTV evidence of Anghel using Bob's bank card, and remand for sentencing.

Reports the judge's charge to the jury and closing speeches, including the instruction that a manslaughter verdict is open if intent to kill is not proven, and details of the circumstantial prosecution case.

Reports that witness Garofita Selin collapsed during cross-examination on 22 March 2022, that the defence is arguing contradictions in her statements between Ireland and Romania, and that the court heard Bob had won €2,000–€3,000 at a casino but sent most of it to his family in Romania the day before his death. The trial was adjourned by Mr Justice Paul Burns.

Reports the collapse of witness Garofita Selin during cross-examination by Padraig Dwyer SC, details about the witness's testimony regarding Anghel's behaviour, the cause of death of the victim, and the court's adjournment by Mr Justice Paul Burns.

Trial testimony from paramedics, witnesses, and CCTV evidence describing Bob's injuries, the circumstances of being found in the park, and the prosecution's case that Anghel used Bob's phone and bank card after the attack.

Trial proceedings: witness testimony from Marzana Jurzak describing how she found the victim, prosecution opening speech detailing the casino win, use of the victim's phone and bank card, and CCTV evidence of both men travelling by Luas to Tallaght.

Reports that the jury in the Central Criminal Court trial of Feri Anghel for the murder of Ioan Artene Bob failed to reach a unanimous verdict after three months. Details the prosecution and defence closing arguments, the pathologist's evidence, CCTV evidence, and the adjournment to 4 October for a possible retrial.

Reports that the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after three months of trial, the matter was adjourned to 4 October 2021 for possible retrial, and provides detailed evidence including CCTV footage, pathologist testimony, and defence arguments about the presence of other people in the park.

Reports that the jury (reduced from 12 to 10) failed to reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations; the trial, expected to last five weeks, finished after three months; the matter was adjourned to 4 October 2021 for instructions on a possible retrial. Includes detailed evidence presented at trial including CCTV, forensic findings, and defence arguments.

Reports that the jury was sent home at 1pm on Thursday and will resume deliberations on Friday, and that Judge Creedon outlined the three available verdicts to the jury of four women and six men.

Reports that the jury has begun deliberations, the judge's direction on the three possible verdicts (murder, not guilty, or manslaughter), and that the prosecution's case is circumstantial. Jury to return Thursday to continue.

Reports closing arguments in the trial: defence urged not guilty citing reasonable doubt, alternative scenarios and DNA of two unknown people; prosecution presented CCTV of Anghel leading victim onto Luas tram, ATM card usage in Tallaght and Slane, possession of victim's phone, and the victim's dying gesture of four fingers.

Closing arguments in the Central Criminal Court trial; defence urged a not-guilty verdict citing reasonable doubt, alternative scenarios and DNA from two unknown people; prosecution presented CCTV of Anghel leading the victim onto a Luas tram, ATM card usage in Tallaght and Slane, and possession of the victim's phone; judge to deliver charge to jury the following day.

Reports the prosecution's closing speech in the trial, detailing the circumstantial evidence presented to the jury: phone proximity data, AIB card transactions, CCTV of the Luas journey and ATM attempts, the absence of forensic evidence or a weapon, and the pathologist's findings of blunt-force trauma. The defence closing speech by Padraig Dwyer SC was to follow the next day.

Trial testimony detailing Bob's casino winnings, the €2,600 he gave to a friend to take to his brother in Romania, the cause and nature of his fatal injuries, and his personal circumstances including sleeping in his car.

Reports testimony from witness Marian Dumitru at the Central Criminal Court trial, including details about Bob's casino win, his sleeping arrangements, his eight-year-old daughter in Spain, and his interactions with Dumitru the night before his death. Also details the cause of death and the prosecution's opening speech.

Reports testimony from witness Marian Dumitru at the Central Criminal Court trial, detailing Bob's final days including a casino win, his drinking, and his request for a knife the night before he was found beaten.