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Prosecution counsel questions man on trial charged with murdering his former partner
Summary
In the trial of Vesel Jahiri, a man from Louth Village, Dundalk, accused of murdering his former partner Anna Finnegan in Dublin on 21 September 2012, the jury was informed that the evidence he gave the previous day had been 'whitewashed'. Jahiri, who pleaded not guilty to both the murder and an assault on Finnegan's brother Karl, was cross‑examined by Mr Patrick Marrinan SC. The prosecution read to the jury excerpts from Garda interviews in which Jahiri admitted to hitting Finnegan, pushing her back, and that she had tried to hit him with a pan. He also admitted to threatening her with a gun and saying he would kill her and her sister Lisa if he did not see his children. The prosecution also questioned Jahiri about smashing the door at Finnegan's house, his claim that Karl was a gangster, and the knife used in the alleged stabbing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Prosecution counsel questions man on trial charged with murdering his former partner. Charges or matters: murdering Anna Finnegan at Allendale Glen, Clonsilla in Dublin on the 21 of September 2012; assault causing harm on Ms Finnegan's brother, Karl, on the same date. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- September 2012 Incident
- 2014-06-25 Publication
Why: Mr Marrinan reminded the jury that Janice O Neill had said that prior to her death, Anna was worried and upset and she wasn't in her own home because of fear. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murdering Anna Finnegan at Allendale Glen, Clonsilla in Dublin on the 21 of September 2012; assault causing harm on Ms Finnegan's brother, Karl, on the same date (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Anna's house
- brought to the garda station
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