Named in reporting
Owen Maughan
Born between July 2001 and May 2002, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 1 case, 19 May 2022 to 8 Jul 2024
Other people with this name: born between December 1995 and December 1996 (1 case), born between October 1987 and September 1988 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between July 2001 and May 2002, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 19 May 2022 to 8 Jul 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for murder in Balbriggan Murder · Co. Dublin
Christopher Hall, 65, was found dead with significant head and upper body injuries in a downstairs room of his home at Dun Saithne Green, Balbriggan, on 24 November 2021. Owen Maughan, 22, was arrested on 16 May 2022 and charged with murder at Balbriggan District Court. Maughan pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in June 2024. He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment on 8 July 2024.
Sentenced, 8 Jul 2024Convicted, accused, suspect · 8 reports
Timeline
every report naming Owen Maughan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Jul202422-year-old 'tormented' vulnerable man (65) before stabbing him to death in own homeconvicted, Owen Maughan, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 8 Jul2024Owen Maughan’s stabbing to death of vulnerable man described by victim’s family as ‘nothing but evil’convicted, Owen Maughan, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 15 Jun2024Man pleads guilty to murdering Christopher Hall in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, in 2021convicted, Owen Maughan, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 15 Jun2024Man pleads guilty to murdering father-of-two in 2021accused, Owen Maughan, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 12 Jun2022Pensioner killed in his Dublin home died from stab wounds and blunt force traumaaccused, Owen Maughan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 20 May2022Man appears in court over murder of Balbriggan man Christy Hallsuspect, Owen Maughan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 19 May2022Man appears in court charged with murder of Irish pensioneraccused, Owen Maughan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
- 19 May2022Man (20s) charged with murder of pensioner in Balbriggansuspect, Owen Maughan, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Maughan
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