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Woman to go on trial charged with simulating suicide of homicide victim
Summary
Egita Jaunmaize, a 34-year-old Latvian woman of no fixed abode, is due to go on trial tomorrow in the Central Criminal Court. She has been charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man, knowing or believing him to have committed the offence of murder or some other arrestable offence at The Old Post, Main Street, Kilnaleck, Co Cavan, on or about June 27 or June 28, 2014. The prosecution alleges that Ms Jaunmaize placed a blue cord around the deceased person's neck to simulate a suicide. Ms Jaunmaize was arraigned before the court today and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy swore a jury of seven men and five women to hear the trial. The proceedings are scheduled to begin tomorrow and are expected to last two weeks. As the matter is at the trial stage and has not yet concluded, no findings, sentences, or final disposals have been recorded. The case remains active, with the accused facing the allegation of obstructing justice regarding a homicide victim.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman to go on trial charged with simulating suicide of homicide victim. Charges or matters: impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man, knowing or believing him to have committed the offence of murder or some other arrestable offence at The Old Post, Main Street, Kilnaleck, Co Cavan on or about June 27 or June 28 2014. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- June 27 Incident
- June 28 2014 Incident
- 2018-02-05 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man, knowing or believing him to have committed the offence of murder or some other arrestable offence at The Old Post, Main Street, Kilnaleck, Co Cavan on or about June 27 or June 28 2014 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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