Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Stephanie O'Connor

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2020-06-26

'Simply appalling': sentences handed down for 'grotesque' murder of Patricia O'Connor

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Mr Justice McDermott sentenced Augustine O'Connor to 18 months in prison today and said his actions in reporting her as a missing person, knowing she had been murdered, was a betrayal to both his wife and their son. The judge then jailed Stephanie O'Connor for one-and-a-half years in prison and her mother Louise O'Connor to two-and-a-half years while Keith Johnston, who is father to two of Louise's five children including Stephanie O'Connor, was sentenced to three years.

2020-06-22

Patricia O'Connor's son says 'brutality' of murder and 'disgusting' cover-up will stay with him forever

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Stephanie O'Connor (22), Keith Johnston (43) and Augustine 'Gus' O'Connor (76) – were also present in court today for their sentence hearings after also having them adjourned last April.; Stephanie O'Connor (22), Keith Johnston (43) and Augustine 'Gus' O'Connor (76) – were also present in court today for their sentence hearings after also having them adjourned last April.

2020-04-20

Patricia O'Connor: sentencing of man who murdered and dismembered granny adjourned due to Covid-19

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Four other defendants – Louise O'Connor (41), Stephanie O'Connor (22), Keith Johnston (43) and Augustine 'Gus' O'Connor (76) had all been remanded on continuing bail until today, when it was expected that their sentence hearings would take place.; Credit: Collins) A father-of-three found guilty of murdering a retired grandmother, whose dismembered remains were found scattered across the Dublin and Wicklow mountains, has had his sentence adjourned until June in light of Covid-19 restrictions.