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"Laughing and joking" pair sent down for life for "cruelly vicious" murder
Summary
Two Dublin men, Stephen Tynan (41) and Raymond Fitzgerald (37), were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Andrew Guerrine, Tynan's cousin, who was stabbed 20 times and left on a roadside in Rathcoole. The murder occurred between 22 and 23 May 2015. The defendants pleaded not guilty, but a jury found them guilty by majority verdict. At sentencing, the victim's sister, Edel Guerrine, delivered a victim impact statement describing the brutality of the crime and the profound grief it caused her family. Judge Michael White imposed a mandatory life sentence on both men, noting the severity of the offence and the lack of remorse shown by the defendants during the trial. The sentence was delivered in the Central Criminal Court, with no mention of any future release or parole. The case concluded with the men being led away to begin their sentences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Laughing and joking" pair sent down for life for "cruelly vicious" murder. Charges or matters: murdering Mr Tynan's cousin, Andrew Guerrine, at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 22 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 23, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 23 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-12-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murdering Mr Tynan's cousin, Andrew Guerrine, at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: He imposed the mandatory life sentence on both Tynan and Fitzgerald.
Convicted Person
Charges: murdering Mr Tynan's cousin, Andrew Guerrine, at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) Two Dubliners have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering the cousin of one of them 'over a few tablets', before dumping his body on a roadside in the south of the county. He imposed the mandatory life sentence on both Tynan and Fitzgerald.
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