Ireland Named in reporting
Lorenzo Cantaragiu
Born 2003, from the ages reported. 9 reports across 2 cases, 19 Mar 2025 to 23 Jun 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 2003, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Meath, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 19 Mar 2025 to 23 Jun 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Two men sentenced to life for murder in County Meath Murder · Co. Meath
Mahamud Ilyas, a 22-year-old Somali man, was beaten to death at an apartment in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on 8 December 2022 following a row over a stolen bag of cannabis worth €6,000. His body was wrapped in a duvet and left in a wooded area at Belgree Lane, Kilbride, County Meath, where it was found on 10 December 2022. Viorel Doroscan, 23, and Otniel Richardo Clejan, 24, were arrested in County Meath on 4 January 2023, charged with murder, and convicted by a unanimous jury in May 2025. They were sentenced to life in prison at the Central Criminal Court in June 2025. Co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 22, was found guilty of impeding the prosecution and Robert Burns, 59, a man, pleaded guilty to the same charge, with sentencing pending.
Sentenced, 23 Jun 2025Convicted, accused · 3 reports - Two men convicted of murder in Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
Mahamud Ilyas, a 22-year-old Somali man from Blanchardstown, was beaten to death with a hammer and kicked at a house in Verdemont, Blanchardstown, on 9 December 2022, allegedly after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis, and his body was wrapped in a carpet and dumped in a field at Belgree Lane, Kilbride, Co Meath, where it was found on 10 December. Viorel Doroscan, 23, a Romanian man, and Otniel Richardo Clejan, 24, a Romanian man, were arrested on 4 January 2023 and charged with murder, while co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, and Robert Burns, 59, face charges of impeding the prosecution. The trial at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Tony Hunt concluded on 20 May 2025 when a jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict against Doroscan and Clejan, rejecting their self-defence case. The jury will continue deliberations on Cantaragiu's impeding prosecution charges.
Convicted, 20 May 2025Accused · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Lorenzo Cantaragiu, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Jun2025‘He was left in the middle of nowhere’: Two jailed for murder of man in row over stolen cannabisconvicted, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 22, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 23 Jun2025Two men jailed for life over murder of man in Co Meathconvicted, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 22, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 20 May2025Two men convicted of murdering Mahamud Ilyas after row over stolen bag of cannabisaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 20 May2025Pair convicted of hammer murder of Mahamud Ilyasaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 30 Apr2025Murder accused told gardaí that man beaten to death had threatened to kill themaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 28 Apr2025Murder jury view Snapchat video allegedly showing victim bloodied on the groundaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 28 Apr2025Jury in the trial of two men accused of murder shown Snapchat video alleged to show bloodied victimaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 28 Apr2025Murder trial jury watches video allegedly showing victimaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
- 19 Mar2025Stolen bag of cannabis led to man (22) being beaten to death, court toldaccused, Lorenzo Cantaragiu, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lorenzo Cantaragiu
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