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Albanian who impeded murder investigation has sentence reduced in Court of Appeal's first criminal case
Summary
In the first criminal case heard by the new Court of Appeal, Kastriot Boza, aged 41, appealed a February 2012 sentence of six years' imprisonment with the final two years suspended for impeding a Garda murder investigation. The case concerned the murder of Peter Gunn, 29, who was found stabbed to death in Dunsoghly Lane, The Ward, on 15 January 2009 after being missing for 11 days. Boza admitted to disposing of a meat knife and a blood‑stained carpet to hinder the apprehension of the alleged murderer. He pleaded guilty on the morning of his trial, which took place in Dublin on 6 and 7 January 2009. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Seán Ryan, reduced Boza's sentence to four years with the final two years suspended, noting mitigating factors such as duress, his cooperation with the prosecution, and his participation in the Witness Protection Programme.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Albanian who impeded murder investigation has sentence reduced in Court of Appeal's first criminal case. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- February 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 15th, 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 6th Hearing Or Sentence
- March 22 1973 Incident
- 2014-11-10 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Outcome: Kastriot Boza (41) successfully appealed his February 2012 sentence of six years imprisonment with the final two years suspended. The Court of Appeal imposed a sentence on Mr Boza of four years with the final two suspended.
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