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Judge charges jury in Wexford man's murder trial

Summary

The Central Criminal Court has reached the sentencing stage for Dzintars Sackalausks, a 33-year-old man from Graiguecullen, Co Carlow. Sackalausks, who initially pleaded not guilty to murdering Gints Intembergs and assaulting Aigar Sildars, had the murder charge dropped by the State. He subsequently entered a guilty plea to the charge of assault causing harm against Mr Sildars on the same occasion. The court report indicates that Sackalausks will be sentenced at a later date, meaning the matter regarding his disposal is not yet finalised. This sentencing follows the concurrent trial of Liam Power, a 53-year-old Wexford man, who pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter for the death of Mr Intembergs in Tullow, Co Carlow. Power also pleaded not guilty to assault causing harm against Mr Sildars. During the trial, the jury was charged by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to deliberate on Power's verdicts. While the source text details the closing arguments and the jury's retirement to consider Power's case, the specific validated procedural stage for Sackalausks is sentencing. No effective custody, suspended portions, or specific conditions have been recorded for Sackalausks in this report, as his sentence is pending. The report attributes the allegations of murder and assault to the defendants, noting that Sackalausks has admitted to the assault charge while the murder charge was withdrawn.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Judge charges jury in Wexford man's murder trial. Charges or matters: murder on that or the previous day, but he has pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the deceased man's home in Graigowen, Tullow, Co Carlow; assault causing harm on another man, Aigar Sildars, on the same occasion; the assault causing harm charge; murdering Mr Intembergs; assaulting Mr Sildars, causing him harm on the same occasion. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• 2016-11-11 Publication

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