Brian McHugh found guilty of Lisa Thompson’s murder

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Brian McHugh was found guilty of murdering Lisa Thompson at the Central Criminal Court on 27 February 2025.

The jury found him guilty of strangling and stabbing Ms Thompson in her home at Sandyhill Gardens, Ballymun, on 9 May 2022.

McHugh had pleaded not guilty. The court remanded him in custody until 10 March, when the judge was due to impose the mandatory life sentence.