Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Patrick Murphy

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

2026-06-17

Murderer's claim that conviction was unsafe after 'extremely brief' jury deliberations is rejected

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Patrick Murphy (53), who stabbed his daughter's neighbour to death in a "drunken rage" in what a judge described as a "cowardly" attack on a "defenceless and unarmed" man, was sentenced to life in prison.

2024-12-16

Life sentence for man who stabbed neighbour to death in 'drunken rage'

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Passing the mandatory term of life imprisonment today, Mr Justice Paul Burns said the deceased was a "decent man" who had been "viciously" stabbed by Murphy.

2024-11-21