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Boy to be sentenced for fatal stabbing of fellow teenager

Summary

A teenager who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a fellow 17-year-old in Claremorris, County Mayo, will be sentenced next month at the Central Criminal Court. The accused, now 17, was convicted by jury in July following a trial at the court sitting in Castlebar. He cannot be named due to his age. The deceased, Dovydas Jenkas of Mount Street, Claremorris, died from a single stab wound in the early hours of 19 December 2015. Evidence presented during sentencing indicated both families had relocated from Lithuania to Claremorris and the boys knew each other through their secondary school and playing basketball together. The court heard the fatal stabbing occurred in a garden during an altercation that began when the accused discovered the deceased in his mother's bedroom with his younger sister. Justice Eileen Creedon adjourned sentencing. Medical evidence is scheduled for hearing on 7 November, with sentencing expected on 14 November.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Boy to be sentenced for fatal stabbing of fellow teenager. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 19th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 19th Hearing Or Sentence
• April 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 7th Adjournment
• November 14th Adjournment
• Christmas Other
• 2017-10-13 Publication

Why: He cannot be named because of his age. CNI source report

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Topics

Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report