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Roma teen murder trial jury to begin deliberating tomorrow morning
Summary
The Central Criminal Court jury will start deliberations on Thursday morning in the trial of Alan Wilson, 35, charged with the murder of 18‑year‑old Romanian teenager Marioara Rostas. Wilson pleaded not guilty. The case covers the period between January 7 and 8, 2008, when Rostas was last seen begging at a Dublin City junction and later found dead with four bullet wounds to the head in a shallow grave in the Dublin mountains. Wilson and his friend Fergus O'Hanlon were arrested in October 2008, but progress stalled until late 2011 when O'Hanlon, a convicted criminal with immunity, offered information. He claimed to have found Rostas dead in his house on January 8, helped Wilson bury her, and later cleaned the scene. O'Hanlon's testimony was described by the defence as a "master class in perjury," while the prosecution argued it was unreliable.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Roma teen murder trial jury to begin deliberating tomorrow morning. Charges or matters: the 18-year-old's murder at a house on Brabazon Street, The Coombe, Dublin between January 7 and January 8, 2008. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- January 7 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 8, 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 6th 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2008 Incident
- January 8th 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-07-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the 18-year-old's murder at a house on Brabazon Street, The Coombe, Dublin between January 7 and January 8, 2008 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- New Street Gardens
- Brabazon Street
- Dublin
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