Ireland Richard Burke sentenced for manslaughter of Jasmin McMonagle in Killygordon, Co Donegal
Jasmin McMonagle, a 28-year-old woman and mother of two, was strangled and beaten at her home in Killygordon, Co Donegal, in the early hours of 4 January 2019. Her then partner, Richard Burke, a man, was charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and a unanimous jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Monaghan found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was sentenced to 15 years with the final year suspended, though a December 2023 article gave the term as 14 years, and he must also undergo five years of post-release supervision and psychiatric care, with the family making a Christmas appeal in December 2023 that reported the sentence as having been handed down earlier that year.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced18 Dec
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jasmin McMonagle, a 28-year-old woman and mother of two, was killed.
- Where
- She was killed at her home in Killygordon, Co Donegal.
- When
- She was killed in the early hours of 4 January 2019.
- Cause
- She was strangled and beaten.
- Other details
- Richard Burke, a man, was her then partner.
- The judge said Burke knew what he was doing was wrong, understood its nature, and could have stopped it.
- In December 2023 the victim's family made a Christmas appeal on a Facebook page asking people to reach out to others who may be in danger.
- Charges
- Burke was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.
- In court
- A unanimous jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Monaghan found Burke not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
- The court heard that his responsibility was substantially diminished by a mental disorder that may have been triggered or made worse by drug use.
- Sentence
- Burke was sentenced to 15 years with the final year suspended for five years, though a December 2023 article gave the term as 14 years.
- Burke must also undergo five years of post-release supervision and psychiatric care.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whereJasmin McMonagle was killed at her home in Co Donegal by her then partner Richard Burke. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe killing took place at her home in Killygordon. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenShe was killed in the early hours of 4 January 2019. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeShe was strangled and beaten. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeBurke had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA jury found Burke not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe unanimous verdict was returned at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Monaghan. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe court heard that his responsibility for the killing was substantially diminished by a mental disorder that may have been triggered or made worse by drug use. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceBurke was sentenced to 15 years, with the final year suspended for five years. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceBurke must also undergo five years of post-release supervision and psychiatric care. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge said Burke knew what he was doing was wrong, understood its nature, and could have stopped it. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Dec2023Family of Jasmin McMonagle make Christmas appeal to help others in danger
Article is mainly a family Christmas appeal, but it reports the manslaughter conviction and sentence of Richard Burke for the killing of Jasmin McMonagle. The article's date and internal references to the sentencing ('today', 'earlier this year') do not clearly line up.
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