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2022-01-13 · Dublin
In 2014, a Central Criminal Court jury found Andrzej Benko, 50, guilty of attempting to murder his wife Joanna Benko by striking her with a lump hammer while she slept. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy. Benko appealed, arguing that his cooperation with Gardaí after arrest warranted a shorter term. The…
2021-10-21 · Dublin
In 2010, Andrzej Benko, aged 50, attempted to murder his wife Joanna by striking her with a hammer while she slept. He was arrested, pleaded not guilty, but a jury convicted him and the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to 15 years. Benko appealed, claiming the sentence was too long and that he had cooperated with Gardaí after his arrest. The…
2021-05-14
In a 2021 appeal, the Court of Appeal dismissed the case of Andrzej Benko, 48, who had been convicted of attempted murder after striking his wife, Joanna, on the head with a lump hammer while she slept on 5 July 2010. Benko had been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Central Criminal Court in April 2014. His lawyers argued that the trial…
2020-09-10 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
Andrzej Benko, a 48-year-old Polish national from Mulhuddart, is appealing his conviction for the attempted murder of his wife, Joanna. Benko was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court in April 2014 and sentenced to 15 years for striking his sleeping wife on the head with a lump hammer on July 5, 2010. At the Court of Appeal,…
2014-04-11 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
In a 2014 Central Criminal Court hearing, Andrzej Benko, aged 42, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for attempting to murder his wife, Joanna Benko, on her 32nd birthday. Benko admitted striking her head with a lump hammer at least three times while she slept, an act that left her with severe head injuries, permanent wheelchair dependence,…
2014-04-07 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
A man has apologised to his wife for attempting to murder her by hitting her over her head with a hammer on her birthday while she slept. Andrzej Benko (42) of Ladyswell Road, Mulhuddart had admitted hitting Joanna Benko's head with a lump hammer at least three times. However, he had pleaded not guilty to her attempted murder at that address on…
2014-03-07 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
Andrzej Benko, 42, of Mulhuddert, was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of attempting to murder his wife, Joanna Benko, on July 5, 2010. Benko admitted hitting his sleeping wife with a lump hammer three times but had pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder. The trial heard that Mrs Benko is now confined to a…
2014-03-06
In a 2014 trial, 42‑year‑old Andrzej Benko of Mulhuddert pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge against his wife, Joanna Benko, on her birthday. He claimed he feared their toddler would die after discovering the wife's drugs, citing 100 ecstasy tablets found in the house. Benko said he rang Garda that morning, stating he had hit her…
2014-03-04 · Dublin
Andrzej Benko, 42, of Mulhuddert, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with the attempted murder of his wife, Joanna Benko, at their home on July 5, 2010. Mr Benko has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Prosecutors allege that on Mrs Benko's 32nd birthday, the accused returned to the residence with a lump hammer and struck her over…