Court archive
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2019-01-21 · Limerick
A 60‑year‑old Limerick man, Desmond Coyle, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter after stabbing a 58‑year‑old Romanian beggar, Calo Carpaci, to death on 24 May 2017. Coyle stabbed Carpaci in the heart with a single wound while at the beggar's home. He told those who restrained him that he hoped the victim was dead and that he…
2018-12-11 · Limerick
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Michael White explained to the jury that Desmond Coyle, 60, could be found not guilty of murder if the jury believed he acted in self‑defence, or guilty of manslaughter if they thought the force used was excessive or the death accidental. Coyle, charged with murdering 58‑year‑old Calo…
2018-11-29 · Limerick
In the Central Criminal Court, a 60‑year‑old Limerick man, Desmond Coyle, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 58‑year‑old Calo Carpaci on 24 May 2017. The prosecution presented a paramedic's statement: Mary O'Brien, who arrived at the scene at 1.40 pm, observed a single chest wound slightly left of centre on the victim, who was unresponsive and…
2018-11-29 · Limerick
A 60‑year‑old man, Desmond Coyle of Davis Street, Limerick, has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of 58‑year‑old Calo Carpaci at Roches Row on 24 May 2017. Coyle pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Anthony Sammon SC said the case will hinge on CCTV footage showing Coyle leaving his flat, the route he took to Roches Row, and a…
2017-12-18 · Limerick
A 59‑year‑old Limerick man, Desmond Coyle of Davis Street, is charged with murdering Calo Carpaci on 24 May at Roches Row. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy has set the trial for 26 November 2018 before a judge and jury at the Central Criminal Court.