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Judgment reserved on appeal of arm-wrestle murderer
Summary
In 2016, Liam Power, aged 54 and without a fixed abode, was convicted of murder after killing Latvian national Giants Intembergs in Tullow, County Carlow, on 15–16 September 2014. Power claimed Intembergs had beaten him in an arm‑wrestling match and slapped him, prompting Power to strike him with a "haymaker" to the chin, after which he kicked the victim 10–11 times and removed his clothes. Power also attacked another man, Aigar Sildars, on the same night. The jury, after 14 hours and 38 minutes of deliberation, found Power guilty of murder by a 10‑2 majority and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Power has appealed the conviction; the Court of Appeal has reserved judgment. Liam Power was acquitted.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judgment reserved on appeal of arm-wrestle murderer. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- September 15 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 16th Hearing Or Sentence
- November 16, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-04-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; He was accordingly jailed for life by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy on November 16, 2016.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- and brought to Carlow Garda Station
- Carlow
Topics
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