Ireland Named in reporting
Seán Egan
Born 1986, from the ages reported. 14 reports across 1 case, 16 Dec 2022 to 22 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1986, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter by diminished responsibility
- Where
- Co. Laois
- Reporting
- 14 reports, 16 Dec 2022 to 22 May 2026
- Outlets
- leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for manslaughter by diminished responsibility in Mountmellick Manslaughter by diminished responsibility · Co. Laois
Sharon Crean, a 35-year-old woman, was stabbed at least 13 times and struck with a Himalayan rock lamp at her apartment in College Avenue, Mountmellick, Co Laois, on 14 December 2022, and died later that day. Sean Egan, a 39-year-old man, was arrested the same day and charged with murder on 16 December 2022. At trial in Cork in March 2026, a jury found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. On 21 May 2026, Judge Lankford sentenced him to 13 and a half years, with the final year suspended for two years, backdated to 16 December 2022.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Convicted, accused · 14 reports
Timeline
every report naming Seán Egan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 May2026‘You’d see something like this on television' - Man jailed for death of Laois mumconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 21 May2026Man jailed for more than 12 years for partner's deathconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 21 May2026Man who stabbed partner at least 13 times and hit her with lamp jailed for 12½ yearsconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 21 May2026Man who stabbed partner 13 times learns fate at Cork Courtconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 15 May2026Family ‘haunted’ by woman’s final moments after partner stabbed her 13 times and leftconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 15 May2026'Every injury tells story of terror she endured' - motherconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 1 May2026Family of woman stabbed 13 times 'haunted' by what her final moments must have been likeconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 1 May2026Man who stabbed partner 13 times and left without calling for medical help jailed for 12.5 yearsconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 10 Mar2026'Our hearts shattered' - Family of Laois woman who was killed say they've got no justiceconvicted, Sean Egan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 22 Dec2022Murder accused appears in court in Portlaoiseaccused, Sean Egan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 19 Dec2022Man appears in court charged with murder of mum-of-one in Laoisaccused, Sean Egan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 16 Dec2022Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in Laoisaccused, Sean Egan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 16 Dec2022Man in court accused of murdering woman in Laoisaccused, Sean Egan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Egan
- 16 Dec2022Man (36) charged with murder of Sharon Crean in Co Laoisaccused, Seán Egan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán Egan
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