Ireland Named in reporting
Robert Broughan
Born 1995, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 30 Mar 2023 to 7 Apr 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1995, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 30 Mar 2023 to 7 Apr 2025
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Sentenced to life for murder in Rathangan, Co Kildare Murder · Co. Kildare
Robert Broughan, a 30-year-old man from Rathangan, Co Kildare, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 7 April 2025 for the murder of his friend Roy Hopkins, 34, on the Grand Canal in Rathangan on 31 July 2020. The two men had gone fishing together when Broughan beat Hopkins to death with a baseball bat, and a post mortem found Hopkins died from a traumatic head injury. Broughan was arrested after his father alerted gardaí, made full admissions in custody, and was charged at Naas District Court on 2 August 2020. A jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Kilkenny found him guilty of murder on 28 February 2025 after a trial that began on 17 February. Mr Justice Tony Hunt imposed the mandatory life sentence, backdated to 1 August 2020, noting that Broughan had shown no sympathy or remorse for the Hopkins family.
Sentenced, 7 Apr 2025Convicted, accused · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Robert Broughan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Apr2025'I'm full of rage' - Kildare mum sees killer of son jailed for lifeconvicted, Robert Broughan, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
- 7 Apr2025BREAKING: Kildare man gets life for murder of 'best friend'convicted, Robert Broughan, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
- 7 Apr2025‘I’m haunted by the horror of it’: Mother of murder victim describes impact on family as killer is jailedconvicted, Robert Broughan, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
- 7 Apr2025Trust destroyed, says mother of man murdered by friendconvicted, Robert Broughan, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
- 28 Feb2025BREAKING: Kildare man found guilty of murder of friend at Grand Canal in Kildareconvicted, Robert Broughan, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
- 30 Mar2023Trial date fixed for Kildare man charged with murder of Roy Hopkinsaccused, Robert Broughan, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert Broughan
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