Court archive
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2024-02-13 · Dublin
In a sentencing hearing, Judge Mary Ellen Ring imposed a six‑year jail term on Andrew Lacey, 35, for the fatal stabbing of Derek Reddin, 31, in Loughlinstown. The judge also suspended 18 months of the sentence, citing the impact on Lacey's children, who would be left fatherless during critical developmental years. Lacey had pleaded not guilty to…
2023-07-28 · Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Judge Mary Ellen Ring sentenced Andrew Lacey, 35, to seven years and six months' imprisonment, with an 18‑month suspended portion, for the fatal stabbing of Derek Reddin, 31, on 14 October 2019. Lacey, a long‑time parks officer, was found guilty of manslaughter after a jury acquitted him of murder. The judge…
2023-07-21 · Dublin
Andrew Lacey, 35, of Riverside, Loughlinstown, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for the death of Derek Reddin, 31, on Loughlinstown Drive. The case stemmed from a feud between their associates. Witness David Howard claimed Reddin attacked Lacey with a metal baseball bat, but Lacey said he had a knife in his pocket and…
2023-07-20 · Dublin
A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to begin deliberations in the trial of Andrew Lacey (35) of Riverside, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Derek Reddin (31) at Loughlinstown Drive on a date between 14 and 15 October 2019. Justice Mary Ellen Ring is presenting the evidence to a jury of…
2023-07-19 · Dublin
In a Dublin murder trial, Judge Mary Ellen Ring instructed a jury that Andrew Lacey, 35, could be found not guilty if he used reasonable force in self‑defence after being attacked by Derek Reddin, 31, with a baseball bat. The judge explained that if Lacey used more force than necessary, the jury must decide whether he honestly believed it was…
2023-07-12 · Dublin
In a murder trial, defence witness Mark Roe denied fabricating his account of the 2019 fatal stabbing of Derek Reddin by Andrew Lacey. Roe, who was drunk and confused, claimed he saw two men, one with a balaclava and baseball bat, attack Lacey and later struck him with the bat. He said he tried to help Lacey but was hit by the balaclava man, who…
2023-07-11 · Dublin
In a murder trial, Andrew Lacey, aged 35, denies using a phone to film the fatal stabbing of Derek Reddin, 31, to show others what he had done. He also denies targeting Reddin's left side or deliberately stabbing him through the chest. Lacey claims he only produced a knife after Reddin lunged at him with a baseball bat and that the stabbing was…
2023-07-10 · Dublin
During his own murder trial, Andrew Lacey, 35, of Riverside, Loughlinstown, admitted he had initially lied to emergency services about being attacked by two men with knives. He claimed he was heading home to his wife and five children when he was confronted by Derek Reddin, 31, who he said was "nearly possessed" and struck him with a metal bat.…
2023-07-03 · Dublin
David Howard, a 54‑year‑old firefighter and paramedic, testified at the murder trial of Andrew Lacey that he and Lacey's cousin Derek Reddin went to Loughlinstown in 2019 for a "straightener." Howard said that when they met Lacey, the accused began waving a knife and a fight ensued. Reddin fell, and Lacey allegedly "straddled" the deceased and…
2023-06-27 · Dublin
In a Dublin suburb, 35‑year‑old Andrew Lacey was accused of stabbing 31‑year‑old Derek Reddin to death on 14 or 15 October 2019. Lacey claimed he was there for a "straightener" and a fight, not by coincidence, and that a history of animosity existed between their associates. He said he was attacked by two men, one of whom he identified as Reddin,…
2023-06-26 · Dublin
A jury of eight men and four women was sworn in to hear the trial of Andrew Lacey, a 35‑year‑old from Riverside, Loughlinstown, who is accused of murdering Derek Reddin, 31, on Loughlinstown Drive between 14 and 15 October 2019. Lacey appeared before the Central Criminal Court, pleaded not guilty, and spoke only "not guilty" when the single…
2020-10-23 · Dublin
In 2022, Andrew Lacey, 32, of Riverside, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, will stand trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Derek Reddin, 31, a volunteer with the You're Not Alone charity. Reddin was found with stab wounds early on 15 October 2019 at Loughlinstown Drive, south Dublin, and died shortly after Gardaí and emergency services…