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"I frightened myself, I was like an animal": Wexford man guilty of murder
Summary
A 53‑year‑old Wexford man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 41‑year‑old Latvian man, Gints Intembergs, who was found dead on the floor of a kitchen in Co Carlow on 16 September 2014. The Central Criminal Court heard that the victim had beaten the accused in an arm‑wrestling match and that the accused, Liam Power, had stamped on the victim's head and testicles, kicked him repeatedly, and attempted to set fire to his hair and privates with a lighter. Power claimed he was intoxicated, having drunk about 16 cans of cider and smoked crack cocaine before the killing. Forensic evidence showed blunt‑force trauma to the head and neck, with blood patterns matching the accused's shoes. Power pleaded not guilty to murder but was found guilty and given a mandatory life sentence, back‑dated to 18 September 2014.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "I frightened myself, I was like an animal": Wexford man guilty of murder. Charges or matters: murder on that or the previous day, but he pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the deceased man's home in Graigowen, Tullow; assault causing harm on another man, Aigar Sildars, on the same occasion, and was cleared of that crime yesterday; both murdering Mr Intembergs and assaulting Mr Sildars, causing harm; the assault charge and will be sentenced later. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 16th, 2014 Incident
- September 18th, 2014 Other
- 2016-11-16 Publication
Why: She could not say which blow had caused his death but explained that stamping would not generally cause movement of the brain. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murder on that or the previous day, but he pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the deceased man's home in Graigowen, Tullow; assault causing harm on another man, Aigar Sildars, on the same occasion, and was cleared of that crime yesterday; both murdering Mr Intembergs and assaulting Mr Sildars, causing harm; the assault charge and will be sentenced later (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: He then pleaded guilty to the assault charge and will be sentenced later. Power stood as Justice Kennedy imposed the mandatory life sentence on him and backdated it to September 18th, 2014.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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