Ireland Named in reporting
Peter McDonald
Born between February 1950 and January 1951, from the ages reported. 17 reports across 1 case, 8 Apr 2022 to 14 Feb 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between February 1950 and January 1951, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 17 reports, 8 Apr 2022 to 14 Feb 2024
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for machete murder in Clonsilla, Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
In the early hours of 25 July 2020, Patrick McDonagh, a 52-year-old man, attacked his elderly neighbour Peter McDonald, a 73-year-old man, with a machete and knife at McDonald's home on Whitechapel Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15. McDonagh was arrested after a standoff with armed gardaí and charged with murder; he pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State rejected. After a fitness-to-stand-trial hearing in May 2022, a two-week trial at the Central Criminal Court concluded in February 2024 when a jury unanimously found McDonagh guilty of murder, rejecting the defence of diminished responsibility. On 14 February 2024, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath sentenced McDonagh to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.
Sentenced, 14 Feb 2024Victim · 17 reports
Timeline
every report naming Peter McDonald, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Feb2024Man sentenced to life in prison for 'ferocious' murder with machete in Dublinvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 14 Feb2024Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering ‘timid’ neighbour (73) with a machetevictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 14 Feb2024Man jailed for life for murder of neighbour with machetevictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 12 Feb2024Man who attacked neighbour with machete found guilty of murdervictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 12 Feb2024'Raging' man who chopped elderly neighbour in machete attack guilty of murdervictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 12 Feb2024Man guilty of murdering elderly neighbour with machetevictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 8 Feb2024Only two verdicts available in trial of man accused of ‘brutal’ machete murder, jury toldvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 7 Feb2024Machete attack killing jury to decide between murder or manslaughtervictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 6 Feb2024‘Brutal’ machete attack on elderly man carried out with ‘lethal intention’, jury toldvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 31 Jan2024Murder accused who killed neighbour with machete ‘not feigning’ when he said he was Moses, court hearsvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 29 Jan2024Man who stabbed neighbour with machete had not been taking medicationvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 26 Jan2024Detective sprinkled himself with holy water to prove to murder accused he was not the devilvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 26 Jan2024Trial hears of standoff between gardaí, murder accusedvictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 24 Jan2024Court to hear ‘distressing evidence’ in trial over killing of ‘gentleman’ pensioner with machetevictim, Peter McDonald, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 4 May2022Man accused of murdering pensioner deemed fit to stand trialvictim, Peter McDonald, 77, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 4 May2022Man accused of murdering pensioner deemed fit to stand trial by Central Criminal Court judgevictim, Peter McDonald, 77, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
- 8 Apr2022Accused believes entering guilty plea means he’s not guilty, court toldvictim, Peter McDonald, 77, male, irish (judged from name)Peter McDonald
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