Case No. 7675Murder · Co. Cork · 14 Jul 2023

Memorial held in India for Cork murder victim Deepa Dinamani

On Friday 14 July 2023 at about 10.10pm, gardaí and emergency services were called to a house at Cardinal Court in Wilton, Cork city, where Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, a 38-year-old Indian woman, was found dead with stab wounds to the neck. Regin Parithapara Rajan, a 41-year-old Indian man and her husband, was arrested at the scene and charged with her murder at Togher Garda Station at 2.45am on Sunday 16 July. He appeared at a special sitting of Cork City District Court that day, was remanded in custody and granted free legal aid, and on 31 July was further remanded in custody until 28 August while the DPP considers directions. A memorial service for her was held on 11 August in her native Kerala district in southern India.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested14 Jul
    3 reports
  3. Charged14 Jul
    8 reports
  4. In court31 Jul
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, a 38-year-old Indian woman, was fatally assaulted and pronounced dead.
Where
The woman was found dead at her home at Cardinal Court in Wilton, Cork city.
When
  • Gardaí and emergency services were called at about 10.10pm on Friday 14 July 2023.
  • Gardaí believe she had been dead for several hours before the alarm was raised.
Cause
It is believed she sustained a fatal stab wound to the neck.
Weapon
Gardaí recovered a knife at the scene and sent it for forensic analysis.
Investigation
  • The alarm was raised when she failed to collect her son from a friend's house, and a man in his early 40s was arrested at the scene.
  • A post-mortem was carried out by the Chief State Pathologist, but results were not released for operational reasons.
Charges
  • Regin Parithapara Rajan, a 41-year-old Indian man, was charged with the murder of Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani at Togher Garda Station at 2.45am on 16 July.
  • Rajan made no reply when the charge was put to him under caution.
In court
  • Rajan appeared at a special sitting of Cork City District Court on Sunday 16 July and was remanded in custody, with no bail application as murder cannot be bailed in the District Court.
  • On 31 July the judge further remanded Rajan in custody until 28 August for DPP directions, as a substantial file is being compiled.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported in the sources.
Other details
  • Deepa was a chartered accountant who had moved to Cork in April, and she was the mother of a five-year-old son who was not injured.
  • A memorial service was held on 11 August in her native Kerala district, though one source gives the venue as Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
114 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman was fatally assaulted. (garda.ie)
  • whatGardaí are investigating a fatal assault. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe woman was pronounced dead at the scene. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe woman was pronounced dead after suffering a suspected stab wound. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe alarm was raised when the victim failed to pick up her son from a friend's house. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim was found in a bedroom of the home she shared with her husband and son. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe woman, aged in her late 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe accused was charged with the murder of Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe victim was a 38-year-old Indian woman who died a violent death in Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatDeepa Dinamani was fatally stabbed at her home in Cork city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe assault happened at a residence in Wilton, Cork. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe body was found at a residence in Wilton, Cork. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe woman was found dead at a property in Wilton, Cork city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereDeepa Dinamani was found in a house in Cardinal Court in Wilton. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe home is at Cardinal Court, Wilton, Cork. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe victim was found with stab wounds to her neck at a house on Cardinal Court in Wilton, Cork city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe killing took place at Cardinal Court in Wilton, Cork. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe woman was found dead at a residence in Wilton, Cork, on an estate. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe killing happened at the couple's home in Cardinal Court, Wilton. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereShe was found dead at her home in Cardinal Court in Wilton, Cork city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereDeepa Dinamani died at her terraced home in Cardinat Court in Wilton, Cork city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened on Friday evening, 14 July 2023. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe body was discovered on the night of Friday 14 July 2023 at about 10.10pm. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe body was discovered on Friday 14 July at approximately 10.10pm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí and emergency services were called to the scene at around 10.10pm. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe killing happened on July 14th. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenGardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene at around 10.10pm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí believe the woman was dead for several hours before the alarm was raised. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe killing took place on July 14. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe murder is alleged to have happened on July 14. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe victim was pronounced dead at the family home on the Friday evening. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe death occurred on the night of Friday 14 July at about 10.10pm. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe killing happened on July 14. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe alarm was raised on the evening of July 14 when she failed to collect her son. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe woman suffered a suspected stab wound. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeDeepa Dinamani had stab wounds to her neck. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeDeepa Dinamani was found dead in her home in Wilton following a serious assault. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeIt is believed the woman sustained a fatal stab wound to the neck. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeDeepa Dinamani was fatally stabbed. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponGarda technical experts recovered a knife at the scene and sent it for forensic analysis. (corkbeo.ie)
  • weaponGardaí recovered a knife at the scene, which was sent for forensic analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe body was left at the scene, which was preserved for a technical examination. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe State Pathologist has been notified and a post mortem will be conducted. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA Family Liaison Officer has been appointed. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA man in his early 40s was arrested at the scene and is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Cork City centre. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA large garda investigation is underway in Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe State Pathologist was notified and a post-mortem will be carried out. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA man in his early 40s was arrested at the scene. (irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA post mortem was carried out by the Chief State Pathologist, but results were not released for operational reasons. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said they were not looking for anybody else in connection with the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí were trying to establish a motive for the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationRajan was arrested at 2.43am on Sunday. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí were expected to begin a formal murder investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are trying to establish a motive for the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationDet Garda Alan Johnson gave evidence of the arrest, charge and caution. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationFurther DPP directions will be obtained in the case. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe victim's body was taken to Cork University Hospital for a post-mortem examination. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA forensic examination took place at the home in Wilton. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said they are investigating a fatal assault. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA post mortem will be conducted in due course. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA substantial file is to be prepared in the case. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí said a substantial file will be compiled because of the nature of the incident. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe alarm was raised on the evening of July 14 when she failed to collect her son from a friend's house after a summer camp. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeGardaí have charged a man aged in his 40s. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man arrested at the scene has been charged. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeRajan was charged with the murder of Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man has since been charged and is due to appear in court in Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeRegin Parithapara Rajan was charged with the murder of Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeMr Rajan was formally charged at Togher Garda Station in Cork city at 2.45am. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeA detective garda said the accused was formally charged at Togher Garda Station at 2.45am. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHer husband, Regin Parithapara Rajan, is in custody charged with her murder. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHer husband, Regin Parithapara Rajan, has been charged with her murder. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before a special sitting of Cork City District Court on Sunday 16 July 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear before a special sitting of Cork City District Court. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtRajan was brought before a special sitting of Cork District Court on Sunday morning. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe prosecution sought a remand in custody until Thursday for DPP directions. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtRajan was remanded in custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Olann Kelleher granted Rajan free legal aid. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Rajan appeared at a special sitting of Cork District Court. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThere was no bail application because bail cannot be granted in the District Court for murder. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtMr Rajan was remanded in custody to appear before Cork District Court by video link the following Thursday. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe accused appeared at a special sitting of Cork District Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused was granted free legal aid. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge directed that the accused receive all required medical attention in custody. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtNo bail application was made because bail cannot be granted in the District Court for murder. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe accused was remanded in custody to appear again by video link the following Thursday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtGardaí told Cork District Court that they were still awaiting directions from the DPP. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge further remanded the accused in custody until August 28 for DPP directions. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtDPP directions are awaited, and Rajan is due back in Cork District Court on August 28. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Cork city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman was 38 years old and originally from India. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman's son was not injured in the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDeepa Dinamani was 38 and had moved to Cork a few months earlier. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherA 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherRajan made no reply to the charge after caution. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherRajan is an Indian national. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim was a mother to a five-year-old son. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe victim was an accountant. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe defence said the accused needed to be seen by a psychiatrist in prison. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherIt is believed the couple's young son is now being cared for. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe defence asked that the accused be seen by a prison psychiatrist for treatment of depression. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge directed that the accused receive appropriate medical attention in custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused was granted free legal aid, as he had no income or means. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim was a chartered accountant working as a senior manager in fund services in Cork. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim was the mother of a five-year-old son and was from Kerala in southern India. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe victim had been living in Cork for three months. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherMore than €25,000 was raised online to pay for the remains to be transported to India. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA service for the victim will take place on Friday, August 11, in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAbout 150 people attended a candlelit vigil outside her home two days after she was found dead. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMs Dinamani had moved to Cork in April to begin work as a senior funds manager. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA memorial service for Deepa, 38, was held on August 11 at Chinnakollu in her native Kerala district in Southern India. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMore than 800 people contributed to an online fundraiser that raised €25,000 for the family. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Aug2023
    Cork victim's son performs last rites as family thank community for support

    Reports the memorial service in India, the repatriation of her body, a fundraiser that raised €25,000, and that her husband has been charged with her murder.

    victim, Deepa Dinamani, 38, female, non-irish (judged from name)Deepa Dinamaniaccused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Regin Parithapara Rajan
  2. 6 Aug2023
    Brother of woman killed in Cork thanks fundraisers - 'Deepa left us too soon'

    Brother Ullas Dinamani thanks the public for fundraising that paid to repatriate the remains and son to India; a memorial service is set for 11 August in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. Adds that the husband is in custody, has been charged with murder, and that DPP directions are awaited.

    victim, Deepa Dinamani, 38, female, Indian, non-irishDeepa Dinamaniaccused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Regin Parithapara Rajan
  3. 31 Jul2023
    ‘Substantial file’ being prepare by DPP in case of man (41) accused of murdering wife in Cork

    Adds that the DPP has yet to give directions and a substantial file is being compiled, that the accused was remanded in custody until 28 August, that the court directed medical attention for his depression, that he was granted free legal aid, and that the victim was a chartered accountant from Kerala who had lived in Cork for three months.

    victim, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, 38, female, non-irish (judged from name)Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamaniaccused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Regin Parithapara Rajan
  4. 17 Jul2023
    Man arrested after woman found dead in Cork City home

    Reports the arrest of a man in his early 40s at the scene, the believed cause of death (a stab wound to the neck), the appointment of a family liaison officer, and that the couple's young son is being cared for. Matches existing case 7675 (Cardinal Court, Wilton, 14 July 2023); this article does not name the suspect or victim.

    victim, late 30s, femalesuspect, early 40s, male
  5. 17 Jul2023
    Man, 41, charged with murder of his wife at Cork home after friends raised alarm

    Adds the charge and court appearance at a special sitting of Cork District Court, the remand in custody, bail and legal aid details, the discovery of the body after the alarm was raised, the post-mortem and forensic examination, and that the accused is a native of India.

    accused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, 41, male, namedRegin Parithapara Rajanvictim, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, 38Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani
  6. 16 Jul2023
    Deepa Dinamani's husband charged with murder in Cork

    Adds that Regin Parithapara Rajan was formally charged at Togher Garda Station, that he appeared at a special sitting of Cork District Court, that he was remanded in custody, and that bail was not sought because murder cannot be bailed in the District Court.

    victim, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, 38, female, non-irish (judged from name)Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamaniaccused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Regin Parithapara Rajan
  7. 16 Jul2023
    Woman stabbed to death in Cork named as tributes flow and man appears in court

    Names the victim as Deepa Dinamani, 38, and says the arrested 41-year-old man has been charged and is due to appear in court in Cork. Adds that a knife was recovered at the scene, gardaí believe she had been dead for several hours, and a Family Liaison Officer has been appointed.

    victim, Deepa Dinamani, 38, female, Indian, non-irishDeepa Dinamaniaccused, 41, male
  8. 16 Jul2023
    Man (41) appears in court charged with murder of wife in Cork

    Reports the charge and court appearance at a special sitting of Cork District Court on Sunday 16 July, the remand in custody until Thursday for DPP directions, the arrest time, free legal aid, and that the accused made no reply to the charge.

    accused, Regin Parithapara Rajan, 41, male, Indian, named, non-irishRegin Parithapara Rajanvictim, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, 38, femaleDeepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani
  9. 16 Jul2023
    Man charged in connection with Deepa Dinamani's death in Cork

    Adds that the man arrested at the scene was aged 41 and has been charged, that he was due before Cork City District Court on 16 July 2023, that a post mortem was carried out, and that a knife was recovered for forensic analysis.

    victim, Deepa Dinamani, 38, female, non-irish (judged from name)Deepa Dinamaniaccused, 41, male
  10. 15 Jul2023
    LIVE updates from Cork as woman stabbed to death - locals react in horror

    Live blog adds that the man was arrested at the scene, that the woman was a mother of one, that her son was not injured, that she is originally from India, and details of the post-mortem, Family Liaison Officer and appeal for information.

    victim, 38, female, Indian, non-irishsuspect, early 40s, male
  11. 14 Jul2023
    Fatal Assault Wilton, Cork. 14th July, 2023.

    Official garda.ie statement confirms the woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the investigation is a fatal assault; adds that a man in his early 40s was arrested and detained under Section 4, the body was preserved for technical examination, the State Pathologist was notified for a post mortem, and a Family Liaison Officer was appointed.

    victim, late 30s, femalesuspect, early 40s, male
  12. 14 Jul2023
    Court Appearance: Fatal Assault, Wilton, Cork, 14th July 2023

    Garda press release confirming a man aged in his 40s has been charged over the fatal assault and is due at Cork City District Court on Sunday 16 July 2023 at 10.30am. The release does not name him or the woman.

    suspect, 40s, malevictim, female