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"You're not going to ruin my life anymore": Murder accused Nurse told gardai of row with mother
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Greta Dudko, 36, admitted to striking her mother, Anna Butautiene, 55, with an empty glass bottle on Christmas Eve 2010, claiming she feared her mother would ruin her life. Dudko said the altercation began when her mother returned home to find her daughter had allowed her three‑year‑old son to stay with her husband, whom the family had left weeks earlier. Dudko described pushing her mother against a wall, then retrieving a bottle from the kitchen and striking her twice over the head while she lay in bed. She denied intent to kill, stating she only wanted her mother to leave. The case is proceeding before Mr Justice Paul Carney with a jury of seven men and five women. Greta Dudko pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "You're not going to ruin my life anymore": Murder accused Nurse told gardai of row with mother. Charges or matters: the manslaughter of 55-year-old Anna Butautiene; her murder at their home there on Christmas Eve 2010. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- December 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- Christmas Eve Other
- Christmas Eve 2010 Other
- Christmas Day Other
- 2014-10-10 Publication
Why: A nurse charged with murdering her mother on Christmas Eve told gardai that she hit her over the head with a glass bottle because the deceased had been trying to separate her from her husband. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the manslaughter of 55-year-old Anna Butautiene; her murder at their home there on Christmas Eve 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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