Ireland Crime

Reports that a jury convicted Padraig Delaney of murder at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Tullamore. The case was adjourned to Court 9 in Dublin before Mr Justice Paul Burns on 12 May, and the accused was remanded in custody. The article also gives the arrest date, the defence claim and details of the post mortem.

Reports the sentencing to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Paul Burns, including the judge's description of the self-defence claim as a 'self-serving fabrication' and the victim impact statement from Knott's mother Catherine Fitzsimons.

Adds that DPP directions were ready at the court date of Thursday 18 July 2024, with a trial on indictment indicated at the Central Criminal Court, that the case was adjourned to 8 August, and that the accused was remanded on continuing bail. It also says the accused's solicitor criticised delays over DPP directions.

Reports a Naas District Court appearance on 4 July 2024 in which the defence again sought a strike-out over delay, the judge refused, and the case was adjourned to 18 July for DPP directions. Adds that the accused is 44 and maintains self-defence, and that gardaí say a 'very complex' file was recently sent to the DPP.

Update on the court hearing: the defence sought a strike-out over delay in DPP directions, the judge refused it, and Mr Delaney was remanded in custody to June 20. The article also says a bench warrant was executed on him in a separate matter, sending him to Ennis District Court for July 10.

Court report of a remand hearing: gardaí cited 260 lines of enquiry, DPP directions were still awaited, and Delaney's bail application was set for 23 May. The article gives no year for the incident dates.

Court appearance at Naas District Court: case adjourned to May 16th, bail application to follow, and the defence criticised the delay in securing DPP directions. Investigation has 251 lines of inquiry and 105 statements; DNA evidence is being considered.

Reports Knott's funeral on 23 April 2024 and restates that Padraig Delaney is charged with his murder. Gives Knott's age as 36.

Adds that the defence has engaged a pathologist to review post-mortem images, that a forensics expert from the UK examined the crime scene, that a High Court bail application is planned, and that the accused was remanded in custody to appear again by video link on 2 May.

Gardaí appeal for witnesses who were in the estate on 14 April 2024 or the preceding two weeks. The article gives the victim's age as 36 and states that a man in his 40s has been arrested, charged and appeared in court.

Reports the accused's first court appearance on 16 April 2024: remand in custody, legal aid granted for independent post mortem and crime scene examination, a reporting restriction on his address refused, and the case adjourned to Naas District Court. Adds the arrest on 15 April, his reply at charge, and the post mortem finding of violent death.

First report: a man charged with murder appeared before a special sitting of Naas District Court. The article gives the arrest and charge details and says the body was found on the Sunday afternoon.

Reports a murder charge against Padraig Delaney over the death of Shane Knott at Eustace Demesne, Naas. The body was found in a garden after a call to a Dublin garda station. Delaney was remanded in custody, and the detective said the two men were relatives.

First report of the case. It gives the location, the discovery time, the arrest of a man in his 40s, the removal of the body to Naas General Hospital mortuary and the planned post-mortem. It does not give the victim's identity or the cause of death.

Reports that a man in his 40s has been charged with the murder of Shane Knott, 36, whose body was found in a shed in Naas. Adds the charge, the court appearance, and the suspected weapon.

First report of the case. A man in his 40s has been charged and is due before Naas District Court, and the body was taken for post mortem.

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Names the victim as Shane Knott, 36, and says the suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder and held in custody. Adds reports of suspicious activity up to 10 days earlier, a suspected weapon, a homicide treatment and the possibility of a longer time frame.

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Adds that the victim has been named locally as Shane Knott, 36, and was not from the area. Gardaí suspect he was struck with a blunt force instrument, and a murder investigation is to be launched pending a post-mortem. Says he is understood to have been reported missing some days earlier.

Adds that gardaí are still searching the house for evidence, that a man in his 40s is detained under Section 4, that the area is sealed off, and that a post-mortem is expected.

Names the victim as Shane Knott (36), says gardaí suspect he was struck with a blunt force instrument, that he was reported missing days earlier, and that a murder investigation is to be launched.

Reports the discovery of a body in Naas, a post-mortem expected the next day, and the arrest of a man in his 40s under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Irish Times report adds the discovery time (about 1.30pm), the postmortem planned for Monday, the preservation of the scene, the arrest under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and that the age of the deceased and nature of any injuries were not available. It does not name the deceased.

Adds that the man in his 40s has been charged and is due before Naas District Court on Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 10.30am.