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2025-10-29 · Dublin
Anthony Locke, 48, of Ballyfermot, was sentenced to eight years in prison with the last two years suspended after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman and threatening to drown her. The incident occurred in a Dublin flat where Locke, experiencing a psychiatric episode, smashed objects, threatened the victim with "holy water," and dragged her by…
2016-04-18 · Dublin
Anthony Locke, aged 38, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for concealing the body of Christopher Jackson, 53, and cleaning up the murder scene at Jackson's flat on Prussia Street. The court found Locke guilty of impeding the apprehension of a person he believed to be guilty of murder. His sentence was back‑dated to 9 September 2012, with…
2016-01-21 · Dublin
Anthony Locke, 38, of Ballyfermot, was found guilty of impeding the investigation into the murder of Christopher Jackson, 53, who was killed in Jackson's flat on Prussia Street in September 2012. The jury, after 6 hours 47 minutes, returned a majority verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of impeding apprehension of a person believed to be…
2015-11-18
The jury in the trial of Anthony Locke, 38, accused of murdering Christopher Jackson, 53, at Jackson's Prussia Street apartment, has been sent home for the evening and will resume deliberations on Friday. Locke pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court. Judge Patrick McCarthy told the jury that if they find Locke not guilty of murder, they…
2015-11-17
A jury will start deliberations on the trial of Anthony Locke, 38, accused of murdering neighbour Christopher Jackson, 53, whose body was found in a wardrobe after his death on Prussia Street. Locke pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court. The trial is in its ninth day. Judge Patrick McCarthy instructed the jury that if they find Locke…
2015-11-12
In the Central Criminal Court, Anthony Locke, 38, of Ballyfermot, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Jackson, 53, whose body was found in a wardrobe on Prussia Street between 6 and 7 September 2012. Prosecutor Conor Devally argued that all parties involved in a criminal offence are guilty, citing evidence from Jackson's partner,…
2015-11-11
Anthony Locke, 38, denied in court that he "finished off" Christopher Jackson, whose body was found in a wardrobe after his death. Locke, of Ramillies Road, Ballyfermot, pleaded not guilty to Jackson's murder at his Prussia Street apartment between 6 and 7 September 2012. He told Garda interviewers he had no weapon and did not stab Jackson. Locke…
2015-11-10 · Dublin
Anthony Locke, 38, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Jackson, 53, at Jackson's Prussia Street apartment between 6 and 7 September 2012. Locke presented himself at a garda station on 9 September 2012, was arrested and interviewed. He told the Garda that his brother, Bernard, had stabbed Jackson and then forced Locke to clean up the…
2015-11-05
The Deputy State Pathologist, Dr Michael Curtis, informed the jury that Christopher Jackson, aged 53, died from multiple stab wounds after his body was found in a wardrobe on Prussia Street. Dr Curtis identified 70 stab wounds, including a large chest wound that cut an artery and punctured the right lung, five back wounds that penetrated to the…
2015-11-05
During the Central Criminal Court hearing, Deirdre Holton testified that on 7 September 2012 she saw Anthony Locke, aged 38, moving kitchen furniture from the deceased Christopher Jackson's flat into the yard at about 9 am. Locke told her he had been up all night and was merely helping the deceased's partner, Barbara Staunton, on a "mad cleaning…
2015-11-04
During the trial of Anthony Locke, 38, accused of murdering Christopher Jackson in 2012, witness Barbara Staunton denied fabricating her testimony. She confirmed she had not told Gardaí about seeing Locke with a penis in his hand, but admitted she had claimed to see him with a pen knife and later with up to three steak knives, though the court…
2015-11-04
During the murder trial of Anthony Locke, Barbara Staunton, the partner of the deceased, testified that police had suspected her of concealing Christopher Jackson's body but she was never charged. She denied knowing the body was in their bedroom wardrobe, saying she thought it had been placed outside but sensed it was inside. Staunton also stated…
2015-11-03 · Dublin
During the murder trial of Anthony Locke, 38, the partner of the deceased, Barbara Staunton, testified that Locke claimed he had cut off Christopher Jackson's penis and placed it in the victim's pocket. Staunton, who admitted using heroin that night, said Locke asked her what she was doing with someone with a "little penis." She also recounted…
2015-11-02 · Dublin
Anthony Locke, 38, of Ballyfermot, has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of the murder of Christopher Jackson. The prosecution alleges that Jackson was killed at his apartment on Prussia Street between September 6th and 7th, 2012. Locke has pleaded not guilty to the charge. His brother, Bernard Locke, has pleaded guilty to a…
2014-02-07 · Dublin
A Central Criminal Court jury could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of Anthony Locke, 36, of Dublin, charged with killing Christopher Jackson, 53, on 7 September 2012. The jury, composed of 3 women and 9 men, deliberated for over five hours across two days before the foreman informed Justice Garrett Sheehan that further instruction was…
2014-02-06 · Dublin
The Central Criminal Court jury has paused its deliberations on the murder trial of Anthony Locke, a 36‑year‑old from Prussia Street, who is accused of killing 53‑year‑old Christopher Jackson on 7 September 2012 and hiding the body in a wardrobe. Locke pleaded not guilty. His brother, Bernard Locke, 41, has pleaded guilty to the murder and is…
2014-02-05 · Dublin
In a 2014 hearing, a jury was instructed to consider the case of Anthony Locke, 36, who pleaded not guilty to the murder of Christopher Jackson, 53, on 7 September 2012. Locke was described by the prosecution as having "butchered" Jackson in his own home. The prosecution, led by Conor Devally SC, presented evidence including a grisly account from…
2014-02-03 · Dublin
During a murder trial in Dublin, the prosecution presented evidence that Christopher Jackson, aged 53, was stabbed more than 70 times before his body was hidden in a bedroom wardrobe. Anthony Locke, 35, pleaded not guilty to the murder. His brother, Bernard Locke, 41, had pleaded guilty to the same offence. The prosecution read statements from…
2014-01-30
During a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, Barbara Staunton testified that the deceased, Christopher Jackson, had threatened to kill her. Staunton, who had lived with Jackson before his death, said she had received threats from him weeks earlier. She described how Jackson had put his hands around her neck and threatened her with a…
2014-01-29 · Dublin
The murder trial of Anthony Locke, 35, is ongoing at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan. Locke, from Prussia Street, has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of Christopher Jackson on 7 September 2012. His brother, Bernard Locke, 41, pleaded guilty to the same murder earlier this week. Witness Barbara Staunton…