Ireland Named in reporting
John Brennan
Born between August 1991 and August 1992, from the ages reported. 15 reports across 1 case, 19 Aug 2024 to 7 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between August 1991 and August 1992, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, Producing a knife
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 15 reports, 19 Aug 2024 to 7 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Man acquitted of assault causing serious harm in Cork Assault causing serious harm · Co. Cork
On 17 August 2024, two men were seriously injured in an alleged stabbing at a property in Ballyhalwick, Dunmanway, Co Cork, linked to a 14-year family dispute over property. The victims were John Brennan, 32, and Jerry Brennan Jnr, 35, both men and marine engineers, while the accused was their younger brother William Brennan, 32, an electrical engineer. William Brennan and their father Jerry Brennan Snr, 77, were arrested and charged with assault causing serious harm and producing a knife. William Brennan was tried at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in April and May 2026 and on 7 May 2026 was found not guilty on all three charges by a unanimous jury after 90 minutes of deliberation.
Acquitted, 1 May 2026Victim · 15 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Brennan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 May2026Man (32) who claimed he was ‘tortured’ by brothers found not guilty of stabbingvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 7 May2026Cork man found not guilty of stabbing his brothersvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 6 May2026Man 'full of venom' before alleged stabbing, court toldvictim, John, male, irish (judged from name)John
- 6 May2026Scene of alleged stabbing by brother ‘like a horror film’, court toldvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 5 May2026Scene of Co Cork stabbing like 'horror film', court toldvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 2 May2026Consultant tells court of ‘chaotic’ scene as victim’s chest wound was ‘hissing’victim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 1 May2026Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hearsvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 1 May2026One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother tells court of 'horror film' attackvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 1 May2026Man found not guilty of stabbing his brothers after dash cam heard him say 'someone dies today'victim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 29 Apr2026Man appears in court charged with causing brothers serious harm in land disputevictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 22 Aug2024Judge defers decision on free legal aid for man accused of stabbing brothers in land disputevictim, John Brennan, 32, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 19 Aug2024Father and son charged after stabbing of two brothers in West Corkvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 19 Aug2024Elderly father and son charged with stabbing brothers in family feud over farmvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 19 Aug2024Father and son charged with assaulting two family members over inheritance feudvictim, John Brennan, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
- 19 Aug2024Father and son remanded in custody after two other family members had to undergo surgery following alleged attackvictim, John Brennan, 32, male, irish (judged from name)John Brennan
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