2026-02-24
Jury should not have learned murderer was on Tinder moments before stabbing, barrister argues
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon the following month. Gavin had been messaging women on Tinder minutes before he stabbed Mr Mamaliga and on the day before the attack, his phone had searched for "prison sentence for murder in Ireland".