Anastasia Kriegel murder trial opens in Dublin

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Anastasia Kriegel’s murder trial opened at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, reported on 1 May 2019. Two 14-year-old boys denied murdering her, while one also denied aggravated sexual assault. She was found dead in a derelict house in Lucan, where prosecutors alleged she had suffered severe head and neck injuries.

The prosecution alleged that one boy brought Anastasia to the house to meet the other, and that both were involved in her death. The court heard that a zombie-type mask was found in one defendant’s backpack, alongside other items the prosecution said connected him to the scene.

The prosecution case also relied on alleged differences between accounts given by the boys and on DNA evidence. The trial was continuing when the report was published.