Ireland Named in reporting
Mahamud Ilyas
Born between June 2002 and May 2003, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 10 Dec 2022 to 23 Jun 2025
Other people with this name: born 2000 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between June 2002 and May 2003, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Somali, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Meath
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 10 Dec 2022 to 23 Jun 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, garda.ie, dublinlive.ie
Photographs
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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 2025Victim · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Mahamud Ilyas, 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 cannabisvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 23 Jun2025Two men jailed for life over murder of man in Co Meathvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 20 May2025Pair convicted of hammer murder of Mahamud Ilyasvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 5 Jan2023Two men charged in connection with Meath murder probevictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 4 Jan2023Two men arrested over Meath murder investigationvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 1 Jan2023Update (5) Murder of Mahamud Ilyas, 22 Years, Belgree Lane, Kilbride, Co.Meath - 10th December 2022victim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 15 Dec2022Two men released as gardai continue investigating death of Dublin manvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, Somali, non-irishMahamud Ilyas
- 15 Dec2022Two men released without charge in Meath murder inquiryvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 12 Dec2022Man murdered and found in field named as gardai launch major investigationvictim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, male, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 10 Dec2022Update - Murder of Mahamud Ilyas, 22 years, Belgree Lane, Kilbride, Co. Meath. 10th December, 2022.victim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22, non-irish (judged from name)Mahamud Ilyas
- 10 Dec2022Update (4) - Murder of Mahamud Ilyas, 22 years, Belgree Lane, Kilbride, Co. Meath, 10th December, 2022victim, Mahamud Ilyas, 22Mahamud Ilyas
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