Ireland Named in reporting
Larisa Serban
Born between April 1998 and February 1999, from the ages reported. 20 reports across 1 case, 12 Aug 2022 to 10 Apr 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between April 1998 and February 1999, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Romanian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Meath
- Reporting
- 20 reports, 12 Aug 2022 to 10 Apr 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, dublinlive.ie, extra.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for partner's murder in Meath Murder · Co. Meath
Larisa Serban, a 26-year-old Romanian woman and mother of two, was stabbed to death at her rented home in Rathmore, near Athboy, County Meath, in the early hours of 12 August 2022. Her partner Daniel Blanaru, a 37-year-old Romanian man, presented himself at Drogheda Garda Station around 6am and was charged with her murder on 13 August 2022. He pleaded not guilty, and his trial at the Central Criminal Court before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon ran for seven weeks from February 2025. A jury returned a unanimous murder verdict on 1 April 2025 after three hours of deliberation. On 10 April 2025, Ms Justice Creedon sentenced Blanaru to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.
Sentenced, 10 Apr 2025Victim · 20 reports
Timeline
every report naming Larisa Serban, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 10 Apr2025Family of murdered mum-of-three blast killervictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 10 Apr2025Mother of murdered woman ‘sick’ that killer ‘is alive while my daughter is in the ground’victim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 1 Apr2025Murdered in 'cold blood' - jury takes 3 hours to convict man of partner's murdervictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 1 Apr2025Daniel Blanaru (37) convicted of murdering partner Larisa Serban (26) ‘in cold blood’victim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Mar2025Detective denies ‘already making up his mind’ before interviewing man accused of murdering partnervictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 27 Feb2025Murder accused turned up at garda station with blood on his clothes, court hearsvictim, Larisa Serban, 26Larisa Serban
- 25 Feb2025Woman stabbed to death hid fact partner was beating her, father tells murder trialvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 19 Feb2025Sister says she cannot remember murder accused saying: ‘I killed her’victim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 11 Feb2025Young mother stabbed to death by "jealous and controlling" partner, murder trial jury hearsvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, Romanian, non-irishLarisa Serban
- 11 Feb2025Woman stabbed to death by ‘jealous and controlling’ partner at their Meath home, murder trial hearsvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, Romanian, non-irishLarisa Serban
- 11 Feb2025Man goes on trial charged with partner's murder in Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, femaleLarisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Woman's partner charged with murdering the mum-of-two at her Meath homevictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, Romanian, non-irishLarisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Man (34) appears in court charged with murdering partner (26) in Co Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Man charged in connection with the fatal assault of Larisa Serban in Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Young woman killed in Meath attack named locally as gardai ramp up investigationvictim, Larisa Serban, 20s, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Man to appear in court after mum killed in Meath attackvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Man charged with murder of woman, 26, in Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 13 Aug2022Man presents himself to Gardai over mum's death in Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, 26, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 12 Aug2022Victim named as rural community left in 'shock and horror' after fatal stabbingvictim, Larisa Serban, 27, female, non-irish (judged from name)Larisa Serban
- 12 Aug2022Gardaí question man over fatal stabbing of woman in Co Meathvictim, Larisa Serban, mid to late 20s, female, Romanian, non-irishLarisa Serban
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