Ireland Case No. 4076Murder (impeding prosecution of offender) · Co. Louth · 12 Jan 2020
Stephen Carberry, 48, at sentencing hearing for transporting body parts of murdered teen Keane Mulready-Woods
Stephen Carberry, 48, appeared before the Special Criminal Court on 19 January 2026 for sentencing after pleading guilty to impeding the prosecution of the killer of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods by transporting and disposing of his body parts in Drogheda and Dublin in January 2020. The case was adjourned to 9 March 2026.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court19 Jan
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatKeane Mulready-Woods was 17 years old at the time of his murder. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKeane's dismembered body parts were scattered across two counties by a criminal gang. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCarberry has 77 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCarberry was on bail for possessing drugs for sale or supply at the time of the offence. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCarberry is currently serving an eight-year sentence for the drug offence. (irishtimes.com)
- whatRobbie Lawlor was shot dead in Belfast in April 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCarberry and another man were tasked with using a Volvo V40 to transport the remains. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDNA samples from the strap of the sports bag matched a sample taken from Carberry. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí established the Puma bag was not stocked by any retail outlets in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. (irishtimes.com)
- whereCarberry dumped one of the bags at a location in Moatview in North Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe car was later burned out at Trinity Terrace in the Artane area. (irishtimes.com)
- whereCarberry is of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4. (irishtimes.com)
- whenKeane Mulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on 12 January 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whenRemains were found in a burning car in a laneway in the Drumcondra area on 15 January 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- whenKeane's torso was discovered on 11 March 2020 hidden in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park. (irishtimes.com)
- whenCCTV showed a person believed to be Carberry returning to the vehicle shortly before 9pm carrying two bags. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Jan2026Treatment of teen’s body after murder a ‘constant and unbearable torment’, says mother
Sentencing hearing for Carberry; victim impact statements from Keane's parents read to court; details of how body parts were transported and disposed of; confirmation that Robbie Lawlor was the chief murder suspect; case adjourned to 9 March 2026 for sentence.
victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsaccused, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry