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Rapist dismisses legal team, advances own appeal in court
Summary
Michael Murray, 46, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for rape, attempted rape, oral rape, aggravated sexual assault, child abduction, threats, false imprisonment and theft during a Dublin apartment incident in February 2010. He lured a woman by claiming an elderly woman needed help, tied her up, assaulted her, abducted her son, and later drugged and raped her. Murray denied the charges but was found guilty on all counts by a unanimous jury. He filed an appeal against his conviction, initially through his legal team led by Vincent Heneghan SC. After the court was informed that Murray had lost confidence in his team, he advanced the appeal himself. The Court of Appeal noted that Murray had been deemed unfit for police interview due to intoxication and that the state could not rely on the initial interview data.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rapist dismisses legal team, advances own appeal in court. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- February 12th Incident
- July 2015 Incident
- July 23 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-01-11 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Credit: Collins) A man jailed for 15 years for the rape and sexual assault of a woman whose child he abducted in the same incident, must wait to hear the outcome of his appeal against conviction. Michael Murray (46), formerly of Killiney Oaks, Killiney, Dublin, was jailed for 15 years for rape, attempted rape, oral rape and aggravated sexual assault, child abduction, threats to kill or cause serious harm, false imprisonment and theft at a Dublin apartment on February 12th and 13th, 2010.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- High Court
- Irish Prison
Topics
Stage Appeal Theft Violent Crime
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