2025-11-17
'I am racist and I'm not afraid to say it': life for 'brutal' murder of Croatian man
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the "brutal" murder of a "good friend, amazing brother and super son," who was taking his last step towards fulfilling his life when he was beaten to death on a Dublin street. Passing sentence today, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said that one of the defendants, Mark Lee (44), murdered Josip Strok (31) while acting on weak hearsay evidence from two youths that the deceased and his friend, David Druzinec (29), had assaulted a child.