Ireland Named in reporting
Jean Eagers
Born between July 1965 and March 1966, from the ages reported. 10 reports across 1 case, 10 Mar 2023 to 7 Jul 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between July 1965 and March 1966, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 10 reports, 10 Mar 2023 to 7 Jul 2023
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Life sentence backdated for man who murdered wife in north Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
William Eagers, 63, a man and former export operations manager, stabbed his wife Jean Eagers, 57, 16 times with a samurai sword following a dispute at their home in Clonsilla, north Dublin, on 21 June 2020. Jean Eagers, a woman and mother of two, died of her wounds after the Garda Armed Support Unit forced entry to the house following a stand-off. Eagers was charged with murder and the production of a samurai sword, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 10 March 2023, and was sentenced to life imprisonment on 24 March 2023. The Court of Appeal backdated his life sentence to 21 June 2020 on 7 July 2023, crediting three years spent in custody.
Sentenced, 24 Mar 2023Victim · 10 reports
Timeline
every report naming Jean Eagers, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Jul2023Husband who murdered wife with samurai sword has sentence reduced by three yearsvictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 7 Jul2023Man who murdered wife with Samurai sword has sentence backdated by three yearsvictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 25 Mar2023Man stabbed wife 16 times with samurai sword as he is sentencedvictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 24 Mar2023Man who killed wife with samurai sword in north Dublin sentenced to life in prisonvictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 24 Mar2023Husband murdered wife with samurai sword before telling son: 'you're next'victim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 24 Mar2023Man sentenced to life for murder of wife in 2020victim, Jean Eagers, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 10 Mar2023William Eagers pleads guilty to samurai sword murder of wife Jean in Dublin homevictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 10 Mar2023Husband pleads guilty to murder of Jean Eagers in samurai sword attackvictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 10 Mar2023Man (60s) pleads guilty to murdering wife in 2020 samurai sword attack at their Dublin homevictim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
- 10 Mar2023Man pleads guilty to murder of wife in Dublin in 2020victim, Jean Eagers, 57, female, irish (judged from name)Jean Eagers
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