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Cork murder trials scheduled

Summary

Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy of the Central Criminal Court has set dates for three murder trials in Cork. Two trials will start on 31 May: Paul Horgan, 27, charged with killing his mother Marian, 61, on 24 November 2015 at their family home on Murmont Avenue, Montenotte; and Darren Murphy, 41, charged with killing Olivia Dunlea on 17 February 2013 at her Pembroke Crescent home, Passage West. The third trial, for Cathal O'Sullivan, 45, charged with the murder of Nicola Collins on 27 March last year at his flat on Popham's Road, Farranree, is scheduled for 6 November.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cork murder trials scheduled. Charges or matters: the murder of his mother Marian (61) at the family home at Murmont Avenue, Montenotte, Co Cork on November 24, 2015; the murder of Olivia Dunlea at her home in Pembroke Crescent, Passage West, Co Cork on February 17, 2013; the murder of Nicola Collins at his flat at Popham's Road, Farranree, Co Cork on March 27 last year. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 24, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 17, 2013 Other
• May 31 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 27 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 6 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-02-12 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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