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Five get jail sentences of between 3 and 7.5 years for Dale Creighton killing
Summary
Five men were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for the killing of Dale Creighton, who died from blunt force injuries after a 14-minute assault at a Tallaght footbridge in 2014. The defendants, originally charged with murder, changed their pleas to guilty of manslaughter. Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy described the attack as prolonged and vicious, noting that the victims were 'pretty normal, average young people.' Graham Palmer (26) was jailed for five years; Ross Callery (23) and Jason Beresford (23) each received six-year sentences; David Burke (28) was sentenced to seven and a half years; and Gerard Stevens (27) received three years. Aisling Burke (23), who pleaded guilty to violent disorder, was given a five-year sentence with the final four years suspended for two years, though the imposition of this sentence was adjourned for one week to allow her to arrange childcare. James Reid (26), who pleaded guilty to possession of a knife, received a fully suspended two-year sentence and entered a €1,000 bond to be of good behaviour for two years. The victim's family expressed disappointment at the leniency of the sentences, particularly regarding the suspended portions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Five get jail sentences of between 3 and 7.5 years for Dale Creighton killing. Charges or matters: manslaughter; possession of a knife; violent disorder. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- new year Other
- New Year's Morning Other
- New Year's Day 2014 Other
- 2017-01-17 Publication
Why: Because of their vicious actions we now have an everlasting ache in our hearts. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: violent disorder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge said she would impose a five-year sentence, with the last four years suspended for two years.
Accused
Charges: manslaughter (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Gerard Stevens (27) currently of Grosvenor Square, Rathmines in Dublin Graham Palmer, Ross Callery, Gerard Stevens, Jason Beresford and David Burke had changed their pleas to guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced before a packed courtroom yesterday.
Accused
Charges: manslaughter (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Graham Palmer (26) with a current address at Park Avenue, Portarlington, Co Laois Graham Palmer, Ross Callery, Gerard Stevens, Jason Beresford and David Burke had changed their pleas to guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced before a packed courtroom yesterday.
Accused
Charges: possession of a knife (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a two-year sentence, which she suspended fully.
Accused
Charges: manslaughter (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Jason Beresford (23) with an address at Coill Diarmuida, Ard a' Laoi, Castledermot, Co Kildare Graham Palmer, Ross Callery, Gerard Stevens, Jason Beresford and David Burke had changed their pleas to guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced before a packed courtroom yesterday. Beresford, the youngest of the five killers, was jailed for six years.
Accused
Charges: manslaughter (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Ross Callery (23) currently of Gortlum Cottages, Brittas, Co Dublin Graham Palmer, Ross Callery, Gerard Stevens, Jason Beresford and David Burke had changed their pleas to guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced before a packed courtroom yesterday.
Places mentioned
- Saint Dominic's Road
- Greenhills Road
- Central Criminal Court
- Tallaght
- Collinstown
- Park Avenue
- Portarlington
- Brittas
- Dublin
- Gorey
- Wexford
- Grosvenor Square
- time. Gardai in Tallaght Garda Station
- Tallaght
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