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"I'm not some cruel monster": man to be sentenced for killing "aggressive beggar"
Summary
A 60‑year‑old Limerick man, Desmond Coyle, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter after stabbing a 58‑year‑old Romanian beggar, Calo Carpaci, to death on 24 May 2017. Coyle stabbed Carpaci in the heart with a single wound while at the beggar's home. He told those who restrained him that he hoped the victim was dead and that he deserved it, and later said that if the beggar had stopped "f***ing annoying me" the incident would not have happened. Coyle had been drinking in pubs before going to the beggar's house, armed with a knife, and entered through an open front door, reemerging within 13 seconds with the fatal wound. He had no prior convictions, had been treated in a psychiatric unit after setting his home on fire, and was a single man living alone.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "I'm not some cruel monster": man to be sentenced for killing "aggressive beggar". Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- May 24, 2017 Incident
- 2019-01-21 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; He further noted that his client had always accepted responsibility for the killing and showed remorse when he told gardai that he wished he had not gone to Mr Carpaci's home and added: "I'm not some cruel monster." Mr Justice White said he will consider the evidence and sentence Coyle next Monday.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
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