Ireland Named in reporting
David Družinec
Born between November 1995 and April 1996, from the ages reported. 28 reports across 1 case, 25 Apr 2024 to 24 Nov 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between November 1995 and April 1996, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Croatian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Assault causing harm
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 28 reports, 25 Apr 2024 to 24 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie, thejournal.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, gript.ie, kildarenow.com
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Two men sentenced to life for Clondalkin murder Murder · Co. Dublin
On 30 March 2024, Croatian man Josip Strok, 31, and his friend David Družinec, 29, were assaulted by a group of men outside a residential premises in Grange View Way, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at a bus stop. Strok suffered catastrophic head injuries and died in Tallaght Hospital on 3 April 2024. Three men were arrested in April 2024 and a fourth, Mark Lee, 44, was arrested in June 2024; Connor Rafferty, 21, and Anthony Delappe, 19, were charged with murder and assault causing harm, and Lee was charged with murder. In October 2025, a jury at the Central Criminal Court found Lee and Delappe guilty of murder by an 11-to-1 majority verdict and acquitted Rafferty. On 17 November 2025, Lee and Delappe were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, and on 24 November 2025 Rafferty received a fully suspended four-year sentence for assault causing harm to Družinec.
Sentenced, 17 Nov 2025Victim · 28 reports
Timeline
every report naming David Družinec, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 Nov2025Man given suspended sentence for assault in west Dublinvictim, David Druzinec, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Druzinec
- 24 Nov2025Man given suspended sentence for assault at scene of Josip Strok murdervictim, David Druzinec, 29David Druzinec
- 17 Nov2025Two men jailed after acting on ‘weakest of hearsay’ in ‘brutal’ murder of Croatian manvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 17 Nov2025Two men sentenced to life in prison for 'brutal' Dublin murder of Josip Strokvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 17 Nov2025Self-proclaimed ‘racist’ and second man jailed for life for murdering Croatian manvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 17 Nov2025Two men sentenced to life in prison for 'brutal' Dublin murdervictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 17 Nov2025Two men sentenced to life for murder of Croatian manvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 31 Oct2025Pair found guilty of murder of Croatian national on Dublin streetvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Druzinec
- 30 Oct2025Two men found guilty of murdering Croatian Josip Strok on Dublin streetvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Druzinec
- 30 Oct2025Two men found guilty of murder of Croatian man Josip Strok in Clondalkinvictim, David Druzinec, 29, maleDavid Druzinec
- 30 Oct2025Two men found guilty of murder of Croatian man in Dublinvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 16 Oct2025Josip Strok: Fatal assault was “cowardly and grotesque” - Griptvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 14 Oct2025'Foreign c**t' comment relevant in trial for alleged murder of Croatian nationalvictim, David Druzinec, 29, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 23 Oct2024Third man sent for trial over murder of Croatian man in Co Dublinvictim, David Družinec, 28, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 6 Aug2024Josip Štrok: Man charged with the murder of Croatian man in Clondalkin bailedvictim, David Družinec, 28, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 7 Jun2024Man appears in court charged with murder of Croatian carpenter in Clondalkinvictim, David Družinec, 28David Družinec
- 7 Jun2024Josip Štrok: Man charged in relation to the murder of a Croatian man in Clondalkinvictim, David Družinec, 28, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 7 Jun2024Man charged with murder of Josip Štrok remanded in custodyvictim, David Družinec, 28, maleDavid Družinec
- 7 Jun2024Third man charged in relation to Clondalkin murder of Josip Strokvictim, David Družinec, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 6 Jun2024Fourth man arrested in relation to murder of Croatian Josip Štrok in west Dublinvictim, David Družinec, 28, maleDavid Družinec
- 30 Apr2024UPDATE: Fundraiser launched for Croatian man left with brain bleed after friend killed in Dublin assaultvictim, David Družinec, 28, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Družinec
- 29 Apr2024Fundraiser set up for man injured in Dublin attack after his friend was brutally murderedvictim, David Družinec, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Družinec
- 26 Apr2024Two teens charged with the murder of Croatian man in Dublin - Griptvictim, David Družinec, 28, male, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 26 Apr2024Two teenagers appear in court charged with murder of Croatian man in Clondalkinvictim, David DružinecDavid Družinec
- 26 Apr2024Two teenagers charged with murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkinvictim, David Družinec, 28, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
- 25 Apr2024Three men arrested over murder of Croatian man in Dublinvictim, David Druzinec, male, Croatian, non-irishDavid Druzinec
- 25 Apr2024Three men arrested in investigation into brutal murder of Josip Strokvictim, David Druzinec, 28, maleDavid Druzinec
- 25 Apr2024Three men arrested in relation to murder of Josip Strok in Clondalkinvictim, David Družinec, non-irish (judged from name)David Družinec
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