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Judge apologises to jury in Roma teen murder trial over delay

Date
2014-07-17
Stage
Trial
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

In the trial of Alan Wilson, 35, charged with the murder of 18‑year‑old Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas, the judge, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, apologised to the jury for a delay that had pushed proceedings beyond the expected four‑week period. The jury had been absent for more than a fortnight while complex legal matters were addressed. Mr Wilson, who pleaded not guilty, was accused of killing Rostas at a house on Brabazon Street, The Coombe, between 7 and 8 January 2008. The teenager had vanished from Dublin city centre on 6 January, and her body was discovered in a shallow grave on the Wicklow border four years later, with four bullet wounds to the head. Mr Justice McCarthy explained that the delay was due to legal issues that required discussion in the jury's absence and that a bill was being considered to prevent such delays in future trials.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Judge apologises to jury in Roma teen murder trial over delay. Charges or matters: the 18-year-old's murder at a house on Brabazon Street, The Coombe in the city between January 7 and January 8, 2008. Procedural stage: trial

When:

Why: He said he had brought them to court today because he thought they needed an explanation. CNI source report

Case subjects

Alan Wilson

Defendant

Charges: the 18-year-old's murder at a house on Brabazon Street, The Coombe in the city between January 7 and January 8, 2008 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Central Criminal Court
Residence
Secondary Mention
Incident
  • Brabazon Street

Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

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