Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Cawley
Born between June 1984 and April 1985, from the ages reported. 39 reports across 2 cases, 25 Apr 2022 to 24 Aug 2022
Other people with this name: born between October 2003 and July 2004 (3 cases), born between October 1981 and October 1982 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, victim
- Born
- Between June 1984 and April 1985, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Assault causing harm
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 39 reports, 25 Apr 2022 to 24 Aug 2022
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie
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Cases
latest first- Appeal dismissed in murder of two-year-old Santina Cawley in Cork Murder · Co. Cork
Two-year-old Irish girl Santina Cawley was found critically injured at the apartment of Irish woman Karen Harrington, 38, at Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, on 5 July 2019, after her father Michael Cawley left her in Harrington's care while he walked into the city. Harrington was charged with murder and pleaded not guilty. A jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork found her guilty in May 2022 and she was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment. The Court of Appeal dismissed her appeal on 6 June 2024, upholding the conviction and sentence.
Sentenced, 16 May 2022Victim · 32 reports - Man given suspended sentence for assault causing harm in Cork Assault causing harm · Co. Cork
Michael Cawley, 37, of Cork, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Karen Harrington, 38, in an incident on a bus at Merchants Quay, Cork, on 26 January 2021 in which he threw her to the ground and kicked her several times in the chest and stomach. The 10 to 15 second attack was captured on CCTV and left Harrington with soft tissue injuries to her chest. The assault occurred 18 months after Santina Cawley, aged 2, was found with catastrophic injuries at Elderwood Park, Cork, and died at Cork University Hospital on 5 July 2019. Harrington was convicted of Santina's murder by a unanimous jury and jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court in May 2022. Cawley was sentenced on 8 June 2022 to 10 months in jail, suspended in its entirety for two years.
Sentenced, 8 Jun 2022Convicted, accused · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Cawley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 Aug2022Mum of murdered Santina Cauley says she and kids are about to become homelessvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 22 Aug2022Mother of murdered tot Santina Cawley receives letter claiming to be from killervictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 5 Jul2022Santina Cauley's dad can't accept she's gone three years on from murdervictim, Michael Cauley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cauley
- 8 Jun2022Santina Cawley's father receives suspended sentence for assaulting ex-partner found guilty of her murderconvicted, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 8 Jun2022Michael Cawley sentenced for assault on ex convicted of murdering little Santinaconvicted, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 8 Jun2022Father of murdered Santina Cawley convicted of assaulting her killer Karen Harringtonconvicted, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 May2022Santina Cawley's dad pleads guilty to assaulting ex-partner who murdered heraccused, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 May2022Father of murdered Santina Cawley pleads guilty to assaulting her killeraccused, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 May2022Cawley pleads guilty to assaulting Harrington in 2021accused, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 May2022Father of Santina Cawley pleads guilty to assaulting child-killer ex partneraccused, Michael Cawley, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 22 May2022Murdered Santina Cawley's mum says she'll 'let no one touch my kids again'victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 17 May2022Parents of Santina Cawley speak of their pain as daughter’s killer Karen Harrington is found guilty - Extra.ievictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 16 May2022Parents of murdered toddler Santina Cawley speak of great sense of lossvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 16 May2022The complete story of Karen Harrington's trial for murder of Santina Cawley (2)victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 16 May2022Jury finds Karen Harrington guilty of murder of Cork toddler Santina Cawleyvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 16 May2022Karen Harrington found guilty of murder in Santina Cawley trialvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 16 May2022Woman found guilty of murder of Santina Cawleyvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 13 May2022Jury in Santina Cawley murder trial to resume deliberations on Mondayvictim, Michael Cawley, male, Irish, irishMichael Cawley
- 11 May2022‘I did not murder Santina Cawley’: Murder accused takes standvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 11 May2022Karen Harrington tells court she did not murder Santinavictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 9 May2022Toddler Santina Cawley died of 'forcefully inflicted injuries', trial hearsvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 9 May2022Santina Cawley’s injuries could not have happened as result of accidental fall, trial hearsvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 6 May2022Woman accused of girl’s murder told gardaí she was left alone with hervictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 5 May2022Garda tells murder trial that two-year-old sustained 53 separate injuriesvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 5 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Leggings had blood of accused and toddler, court toldvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 4 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Accused 'arrived at friend's with bleeding feet'victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 4 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: ‘She was like a child’s doll,’ says garda called to scenevictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 3 May2022Santina Cawley murder trial: Neighbour heard crying baby, 'almighty commotion'victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 3 May2022Witness heard child crying in early hours of morningvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Father ran to couple screaming that his partner had smothered his two-year old child, court hearsvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Santina Cawley's dad shouted that murder accused 'smothered my child'victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 28 Apr2022‘I left my daughter with someone I thought I could trust,’ father of Santina Cawley (2) tells murder trialvictim, Michael Cawley, 37, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 28 Apr2022Santina's father says he trusted partner with daughtervictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 27 Apr2022Santina Cawley murder trial hears dad 'pleaded with daughter, 2, to respond'victim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 27 Apr2022‘Please say something, please’: Father of Santina Cawley (2) tells court of finding toddler unresponsivevictim, Michael Cawley, 37, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 26 Apr2022Jury in Santina Cawley murder trial shown CCTV footage from apartment complexvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 26 Apr2022Jury shown footage of accused leaving apartment complex where toddler was found critically injuredvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 Apr2022Neighbour heard woman accused of murdering Santina Cawley 'terrorising' childvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
- 25 Apr2022Evidence of trauma found all over toddler’s body, murder trial hearsvictim, Michael Cawley, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Cawley
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