Court archive
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2019-07-30 · Waterford
Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian butcher, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for killing James 'Jay' Banville in Waterford on 8 October 2016. Da Silva had been assaulted twice that evening by Banville and a friend, the first assault accompanied by racial remarks and the second by sexual comments. After the second…
2019-04-08 · Waterford
In 2016, Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian, killed James 'Jay' Banville after being assaulted and racially abused by Banville and Conor Hogan. Da Silva admitted the killing but denied murder, and was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and of producing a knife during an altercation. He was also found not guilty of assault…
2017-11-27 · Waterford
In Waterford, a Brazilian man, Juraci Da Silva, aged 36, was sentenced by Justice Michael White to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of James 'Jay' Banville, who died from a single stab wound to the heart on 8 October 2016. Da Silva was found not guilty of murder and not guilty of assault causing harm to Conor Hogan, but guilty of…
2017-10-20 · Waterford
A jury at the Central Criminal Court in Waterford found Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian meat‑factory worker, not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for the death of James Banville, 28, on 8 October 2016. The jury also acquitted him of assault causing harm to Banville's friend Conor Hogan, but found him guilty of producing a…
2017-10-20 · Waterford
A jury is deliberating on the verdicts in the trial of Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian resident of Park Lane Apartments, Waterford. Da Silva pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of 28‑year‑old James Banville, who was killed on 8 October 2016 at New Street. He also pleaded not guilty to assaulting Conor Hogan and to…
2017-10-19 · Waterford
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, the defence argued that the deceased, James Banville, had provoked the accused, Juraci Da Silva, by assaulting and verbally abusing him. Da Silva, 36, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The defence presented CCTV footage showing two assaults on Da Silva by Banville and Conor…
2017-10-18 · Waterford
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution argued that Juraci Da Silva, 36, had taken the law into his own hands after being assaulted twice by James Banville and Conor Hogan. The prosecution presented CCTV footage and witness testimony showing Da Silva running to New Street with a knife after the attackers left, where he…
2017-10-13 · Waterford
In a Waterford murder case, Brazilian man Juraci Da Silva, aged 36, admitted stabbing 28‑year‑old James Banville to death on 8 October 2016. He denies owning or carrying a knife, claiming he had never carried knives and was drunk. Da Silva pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, a plea rejected by the State, and is now on trial…
2017-10-12 · Waterford
Juraci Da Silva, 36, is on trial for murder of 28‑year‑old James Banville, who died after a stabbing on 8 October 2016. Da Silva pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and also pleaded not guilty to assaulting Conor Hogan and to producing a knife on the same day and place. He was interviewed by Garda Kevin Nolan at Waterford…
2017-10-11 · Waterford
During a murder trial, Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis revealed that James Banville, who was stabbed to death on 8 October 2016 in Waterford, had alcohol, cocaine, methadone and valium in his system. He died from a single stab wound to the heart and was otherwise healthy. Juraci Da Silva, aged 36 and resident of Park Lane Apartments,…
2017-10-10 · Waterford
During a murder trial, witness Georgina Roche testified that blood poured from the deceased 28‑year‑old James Banville "like water from a hose" after he was stabbed. Roche had tried to keep Banville awake, but he did not respond and his eyes rolled back. The accused, Juraci Da Silva, 36, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter,…
2017-10-09 · Waterford
During the trial of Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian resident of Park Lane Apartments, a witness named Melanie Byrne testified that on the night of 8 October 2016, Da Silva was racially abused and assaulted by two Irish men, Conor Hogan and James Banville, who were also the alleged perpetrators of the murder of 28‑year‑old James Banville…
2017-10-03 · Waterford
In a Waterford murder trial, 36‑year‑old Juraci Da Silva pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter of 28‑year‑old James Banville, who was stabbed to death on New Street at about 3.15 am on 8 October 2016. Da Silva also pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm to Conor Hogan and to a third count of producing a knife. The…
2017-10-02 · Waterford
In Waterford City, a jury was sworn in to hear the trial of Juraci Da Silva, a 36‑year‑old Brazilian, accused of murder and assault causing harm. Da Silva was alleged to have murdered 28‑year‑old James Banville on 8 October 2016 at New Street. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charge but guilty to manslaughter, a plea rejected by the State. He…
2016-12-19 · Waterford
A 35‑year‑old man, Juraci Da Silva, originally from Brazil, has been charged with the murder of 28‑year‑old James Banville on 8 October 2016 at New Street, Waterford. The Central Criminal Court has set his trial for 2 October 2017.