Named in reporting
Nicola Brennan
Born 1990, from the ages reported. 17 reports across 1 case, 21 Jul 2022 to 14 Oct 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1990, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Wicklow
- Reporting
- 17 reports, 21 Jul 2022 to 14 Oct 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in Co Wicklow Manslaughter · Co. Wicklow
Juris Viktorovs, a 36-year-old man originally from Latvia or Lithuania, was fatally stabbed at a social gathering at a house in Ballyconnell, Shillelagh, Co Wicklow on 10 February 2022. Nicola Brennan, an Irish woman, was re-arrested in July 2022 and charged with murder, pleading not guilty. After a month-long trial at the Central Criminal Court ended in a hung jury in December 2023, she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in June 2024. On 14 October 2024, Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced her to eight years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended for two years.
Sentenced, 14 Oct 2024Convicted, accused, suspect · 17 reports
Timeline
every report naming Nicola Brennan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Oct2024Eight years for mother-of-three who stabbed and killed housemateconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 14 Oct2024Woman jailed for eight years over death of man in Wicklowconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 14 Oct2024Woman who stabbed former partner to death while drunk jailed for eight yearsconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 7 Oct2024Woman who stabbed former lover to death has ‘turned her life around’, barrister tells Central Criminal Courtconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 10 Jun2024Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter of former lover in Co Wicklowconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 10 Jun2024Nicola Brennan - who denied murdering ex-lover - pleads guilty to manslaughterconvicted, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 18 Dec2023Woman who denies murdering ex-lover sobs as jury fails to agree a verdictaccused, Nicola Brennan, 33, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 18 Dec2023Jury fails to agree verdict in trial of Nicola Brennan for murder of former loveraccused, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 18 Dec2023Jury fails to agree verdict in Brennan murder trialaccused, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 14 Dec2023Jury begins deliberating in trial of woman accused of murdering former loveraccused, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 24 Nov2023Murder accused had been drinking all day when she stabbed housemateaccused, Nicola Brennan, 33, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 22 Jul2022Man arrested in connection with fatal knife attack in Co Wicklowaccused, Nicola Brennan, 31, female, Irish, named at arrest, irishNicola Brennan
- 22 Jul2022Man arrested in connection with fatal Wicklow assaultsuspect, Nicola Brennan, 31, female, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 21 Jul2022Woman charged with murder appears in courtaccused, Nicola Brennan, 31, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 21 Jul2022Woman appears in court charged with murder over Wicklow stabbingaccused, Nicola Brennan, 31, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 21 Jul2022Woman charged with murder of man at house in Wicklowsuspect, Nicola Brennan, 31, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
- 21 Jul2022Woman to appear in court charged with murder of man in his homeaccused, Nicola Brennan, 30s, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nicola Brennan
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